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July - 1 
A combined team of Imphal East district police and 32 Assam Rifles arrested a cadre of United National Liberation Front (UNLF), reports UNI.
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A combined team of Imphal East district police and 32 Assam Rifles arrested a cadre of United National Liberation Front (UNLF), reports UNI.
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July - 1 
An Army officer and two infiltrators were killed in an encounter near the Line of Control at Roshi post near Karnah sector on July 1, Daily Excelsior reported. One AK rifle and other arms and ammunition were recovered from the slain militants.
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An Army officer and two infiltrators were killed in an encounter near the Line of Control at Roshi post near Karnah sector on July 1, Daily Excelsior reported. One AK rifle and other arms and ammunition were recovered from the slain militants.
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July - 1 
Another suspected militant was shot dead by the Imphal West district police commandos and Army during a joint operation at KwakeithelThounaojamLeikai. While an accomplice of the slain militant managed to escape, one 9-mm pistol with three live rounds
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Another suspected militant was shot dead by the Imphal West district police commandos and Army during a joint operation at KwakeithelThounaojamLeikai. While an accomplice of the slain militant managed to escape, one 9-mm pistol with three live rounds was recovered from the incident site.
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July - 1 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on July 1 blew up house of a suspected police informer and abducted his brother in the Gaya district, reports The Hindu. According to the report, nearly 100 Maoists used dynamites to blow up the hou
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on July 1 blew up house of a suspected police informer and abducted his brother in the Gaya district, reports The Hindu. According to the report, nearly 100 Maoists used dynamites to blow up the house of one Shivbachan Yadav and abducted his brother Bindeshwar Yadav as Shivbachan was not present there at the time of attack. The Maoists also looted valuables worth over INR 100,000.
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July - 1 
Earlier, on July 1, Maoists blocked the Hazaribag-Bagodar NH-100 for three hours asking drivers and shop keepers to support the shutdown.
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Earlier, on July 1, Maoists blocked the Hazaribag-Bagodar NH-100 for three hours asking drivers and shop keepers to support the shutdown.
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July - 1 
Elsewhere in the State, troops neutralised a hideout of the militants at Dhelera in the Poonch district and recovered eight hand grenades, four magazines, about 600 rounds of ammunition and one antenna. However, no one was arrested.
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Elsewhere in the State, troops neutralised a hideout of the militants at Dhelera in the Poonch district and recovered eight hand grenades, four magazines, about 600 rounds of ammunition and one antenna. However, no one was arrested.
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July - 1 
Meghalaya Police on July 1 recovered the dead body of NichengSangma, self-styled ‘commander-in-chief’ of the Liberation of Achik Elite Force (LAEF), near a camp of the outfit at Parasin in the East Garo Hills district, according to Shillong Times. Po
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Meghalaya Police on July 1 recovered the dead body of NichengSangma, self-styled ‘commander-in-chief’ of the Liberation of Achik Elite Force (LAEF), near a camp of the outfit at Parasin in the East Garo Hills district, according to Shillong Times. Police also recovered three AK-47 assault rifles from the incident site. Earlier, police arrested two suspected LAEF cadres, Anju Sangma and Christian Sangma, from Pengkasot village. They confessed that Nicheng was killed by the LAEF cadres over the leadership issue.
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July - 1 
More than 300 students of Heirok village, studying at various schools and colleges with boarding facilities in the state, returned due to the recent threats from the UNLF and KYKL to the people in Heirok in connection with the setting up of Special P
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More than 300 students of Heirok village, studying at various schools and colleges with boarding facilities in the state, returned due to the recent threats from the UNLF and KYKL to the people in Heirok in connection with the setting up of Special Police Officers.
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On July 2, life in the southern districts of Orissa was affected during the 24-hour general strike call given by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), on the last day of their ‘anti-repression week’, reports The Hindu. Vehicular traffic w
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On July 2, life in the southern districts of Orissa was affected during the 24-hour general strike call given by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), on the last day of their ‘anti-repression week’, reports The Hindu. Vehicular traffic was disrupted on the State high way connecting Berhampur, Rayagada and Koraput since July 1 night. Maoists had cut down trees at several places in Rayagada and Gajapati districts to block the road. Several large trees had been felled near Birikote in the Gajapati district near the Rayagada district border and on the stretch of the road between Rayagada and Gumuda. In the Koraput district the Maoists targeted the mobile tower of a private telecom company and damaged the maintenance room of the mobile tower at remote Jaguguda village of Bandhugaon block. Maoists burnt down files at forest and commercial check gates at Sidibalsa on the Andhra-Orissa border in Koraput district.
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One junior commissioned officer (JCO) of the Rashtriya Rifles and 11 militants were killed in two encounters between militants and Army in the Kupwara district in the last 48 hours, Daily Excelsior reported.
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One junior commissioned officer (JCO) of the Rashtriya Rifles and 11 militants were killed in two encounters between militants and Army in the Kupwara district in the last 48 hours, Daily Excelsior reported.
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July - 1 
The ULFA on July 1 mentioned in the editorial of its mouthpiece Freedom that the security of sovereignty of Assam was never a precondition of the group, and it was only an agenda of talks, according to Sentinel. "The security of sovereignty of Asom w
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The ULFA on July 1 mentioned in the editorial of its mouthpiece Freedom that the security of sovereignty of Assam was never a precondition of the group, and it was only an agenda of talks, according to Sentinel. "The security of sovereignty of Asom was never a precondition of the ULFA. It was the media that hyped the issue of sovereignty and projected it as one of our preconditions," the editorial said, and added, "For peace talks with the Government of India, the ULFA had only two preconditions — any talks with the Government of India should be held in a third country and that should be under UN mediation. We, however, dropped these two preconditions also when the PCG went to New Delhi to do the spadework for the peace process."
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July - 1 
The Union Government extended cease-fire with the Dima Halim Daogah (DHD) for another six months from July 1, reports Sentinel. The extension followed a tripartite meeting among the representatives of the Union Government, Assam Government and the DH
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The Union Government extended cease-fire with the Dima Halim Daogah (DHD) for another six months from July 1, reports Sentinel. The extension followed a tripartite meeting among the representatives of the Union Government, Assam Government and the DHD on June 23.
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July - 1 
The Zou Defence Volunteers (ZDV) outfit declared that it would no more operate under the Kuki National Organisation (KNO).
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The Zou Defence Volunteers (ZDV) outfit declared that it would no more operate under the Kuki National Organisation (KNO).
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July - 1 
Three suspected KangleiYawolKannaLup (KYKL) militants who abducted a school bus were killed by Imphal East district police commandos during an encounter at Langol Games Village zone-III under Lamphel police station on July 1, reports Imphal Free Pres
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Three suspected KangleiYawolKannaLup (KYKL) militants who abducted a school bus were killed by Imphal East district police commandos during an encounter at Langol Games Village zone-III under Lamphel police station on July 1, reports Imphal Free Press. Militants were reportedly attempting to set ablaze the vehicle. One 9-mm pistol with eight live rounds of ammunition was recovered from the possession of the slain militants.
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July - 1 
Three suspected People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadres were also shot dead by the same Imphal East district police commandos during a separate encounter at Laphupokpi. Police recovered an AK-47 rifle, two 9-mm pistols, three PEK b
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Three suspected People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadres were also shot dead by the same Imphal East district police commandos during a separate encounter at Laphupokpi. Police recovered an AK-47 rifle, two 9-mm pistols, three PEK bombs, one lethod bomb, live ammunition of AK series and 9-mm from the incident site.
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July - 1 
Two Liberation of Achik Elite Force (LAEF) cadres, Anju Sangma and Christian A. Marak, were arrested by Meghalaya Police and Army during a joint search operation along Assam-Meghalaya border on June 30. Two Chinese grenadeswere recovered from them.
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Two Liberation of Achik Elite Force (LAEF) cadres, Anju Sangma and Christian A. Marak, were arrested by Meghalaya Police and Army during a joint search operation along Assam-Meghalaya border on June 30. Two Chinese grenadeswere recovered from them.
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July - 1 
14 SF personnel, who were abducted the Jamrud sub-division of Khyber a few days ago, were set free on July 1. They were abducted from check-posts on the main Peshawar-Torkham Highway.
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14 SF personnel, who were abducted the Jamrud sub-division of Khyber a few days ago, were set free on July 1. They were abducted from check-posts on the main Peshawar-Torkham Highway.
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July - 1 
According to Daily Times, unidentified gunmen shot dead JamiatAhl-e-Sunnat Wal Jamaat Swat chief Maulvi Samiullah in his native Ningolai village in the Kabal sub-division of Swat district late on July 1. A stray bullet also killed 15-year old Ali She
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According to Daily Times, unidentified gunmen shot dead JamiatAhl-e-Sunnat Wal Jamaat Swat chief Maulvi Samiullah in his native Ningolai village in the Kabal sub-division of Swat district late on July 1. A stray bullet also killed 15-year old Ali Sher in the incident.
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According to Dawn, police arrested seven members of the outlawed Lashkar-i-Islam (LeI) group during an operation on July 1 in various areas of Peshawar, capital of the NWFP. Police personnel, backed by the Frontier Constabulary, raided a number of ho
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According to Dawn, police arrested seven members of the outlawed Lashkar-i-Islam (LeI) group during an operation on July 1 in various areas of Peshawar, capital of the NWFP. Police personnel, backed by the Frontier Constabulary, raided a number of houses in the Hayatabad, Peshtakhara, Daudzai, Chamkani, Ormar and Khazana areas. The recovered weapons included nine Kalashnikovs, three rifles, seven pistols and 328 cartridges.
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July - 1 
Clashes between rival religious groups continued in the remote Tirah Valley of the Khyber tribal region. 44 people have lost their lives in the gun-battles between the activists of LeI and Ansarul Islam over the past 10 days.
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Clashes between rival religious groups continued in the remote Tirah Valley of the Khyber tribal region. 44 people have lost their lives in the gun-battles between the activists of LeI and Ansarul Islam over the past 10 days.
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July - 1 
Lashkar-i-Islam chief Mangal Bagh is reported to have contacted the political authorities and expressed willingness to resolve the issue through dialogue. An official said five elders had approached the administration on behalf of Mangal Bagh on July
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Lashkar-i-Islam chief Mangal Bagh is reported to have contacted the political authorities and expressed willingness to resolve the issue through dialogue. An official said five elders had approached the administration on behalf of Mangal Bagh on July 1 and called for holding talks. He said the Government would hold talks only if Mangal Bagh disbanded his private militia, guaranteed good conduct and accepted the Government’s writ. According to The News, Mangal Bagh said that Federal Environment Minister Hameedullah Jan should own the responsibility for the military operation and resign from the assembly. He said that the operation would not be resisted but the Government should not compel.
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July - 1 
Power supply to Mastung, Kalat and Quetta in Balochistan was suspended after a pylon of the 132-KV Quetta-Mastung transmission line in the Mianghundi area was blown up by the insurgents, according to Dawn. However, no loss of life or injury was repor
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Power supply to Mastung, Kalat and Quetta in Balochistan was suspended after a pylon of the 132-KV Quetta-Mastung transmission line in the Mianghundi area was blown up by the insurgents, according to Dawn. However, no loss of life or injury was reported.
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July - 1 
Earlier, on July 1, the major three parties had agreed to introduce a supplementary amendment bill along with the Fifth Amendment bill to the interim constitution to address the demands floated by the Madhes-based parties. A joint-meeting of the ruli
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Earlier, on July 1, the major three parties had agreed to introduce a supplementary amendment bill along with the Fifth Amendment bill to the interim constitution to address the demands floated by the Madhes-based parties. A joint-meeting of the ruling three parties - NC, CPN-Maoist and CPN-UML - and the agitating Madhes-based parties MPRF, Terai-Madhes Democratic Party and Rajendra Mahato-led Nepal Sadbhawana Party at the Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction in Singhadurbar agreed in principle to tackle the contentious issues that have cropped up after the Madhesi lawmakers began to continuously disrupt the CA meet since June 26. The meeting agreed to incorporate the provisions of an autonomous Terai region and mass recruitment of Madhesis into the security bodies in the proposed supplementary bill along with the Fifth Amendment bill. As per the agreement reached between the political parties, a taskforce has been set up to prepare the draft of the supplementary proposal. The Seven Party Alliance will ratify the proposal prepared by the draft committee, which will be passed later by the Council of Ministers. The government will then present the proposal at the CA sitting, according to leaders.
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July - 1 
The cabinet meeting on July 1 decided to extend the term of United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) by six months. The term of UNMIN was going to expire on July 23. The cabinet has also decided to reduce the size of UNMIN. The government will need to
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The cabinet meeting on July 1 decided to extend the term of United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) by six months. The term of UNMIN was going to expire on July 23. The cabinet has also decided to reduce the size of UNMIN. The government will need to request the United Nations formally for the extension of its tenure. .
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July - 1 
A Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) base for special and air training at Ampakamam, about seven-km north of Olumaduwai in the Mullaitivu district, was neutralised by the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) fighter jets, reports Sri Lanka Army.
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A Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) base for special and air training at Ampakamam, about seven-km north of Olumaduwai in the Mullaitivu district, was neutralised by the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) fighter jets, reports Sri Lanka Army.
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July - 1 
At Kiriibbanwewa, two soldiers sustained injuries in LTTE-triggered IEDs explosions.
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At Kiriibbanwewa, two soldiers sustained injuries in LTTE-triggered IEDs explosions.
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July - 1 
At least 25 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed and more than 39 others injured as the troops confronted with the militants in the Ampandankulam East, Periyamadu North, Palamoddai, Navvi, Andankulam, Yalankulam, Echarakkai,
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At least 25 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed and more than 39 others injured as the troops confronted with the militants in the Ampandankulam East, Periyamadu North, Palamoddai, Navvi, Andankulam, Yalankulam, Echarakkai, Janakapura North, Kokkutoduvai and Kiriibbanwewa areas of Vavuniya district on July 1, reports Sri Lanka Army. Two soldiers were also killed while 25 others wounded in LTTE-triggered explosions and firing during the clashes. Seven bunkers and a camp of the militants were also neutralised. The troops also recovered the dead body of one militant along with 14 claymore mines of five-kg each, six hand grenades, five T-56 weapons, two improvised explosive devices, 25 anti personnel mines (APMs), two T-56 magazines and one APM fuse from these areas.
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July - 1 
The Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP) and the TamileelaMakkalViduthalaiPulikal (TMVP) are on a collision course with both sides trading charges against each other and warning of serious consequences if the Government fails to deal with the issue
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The Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP) and the TamileelaMakkalViduthalaiPulikal (TMVP) are on a collision course with both sides trading charges against each other and warning of serious consequences if the Government fails to deal with the issue, reports Daily Mirror. The EPDP, led by Minister Douglas Devananda demanded that the government investigated allegations of assault against EPDP members by TMVP cadres in the east. Minister Devananda’s Media Secretary Nelson Edirisingha told Daily Mirror, "Our members are not safe in the east. They continue to be targeted by TMVP cadres. The government has to restore normalcy in the area soon to continue development work in the east… We do not know if the police are also involved as they have continued to ignore our complaints."
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July - 1 
The London based Observer magazine mentioned that by targeting innocent civilians the LTTE are fast losing whatever sympathies they had earlier. Daily News quoting from the article ‘Lost in Paradise’ reported that the Tigers "are going for the softes
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The London based Observer magazine mentioned that by targeting innocent civilians the LTTE are fast losing whatever sympathies they had earlier. Daily News quoting from the article ‘Lost in Paradise’ reported that the Tigers "are going for the softest targets of all, the impoverished working people of Sri Lanka."
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July - 1 
The MI 24 fighter helicopters of the SLAF bombed an LTTE operation coordinating centre in the Pooneryn area of Jaffna district.
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The MI 24 fighter helicopters of the SLAF bombed an LTTE operation coordinating centre in the Pooneryn area of Jaffna district.
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July - 1 
The security forces (SFs) killed two LTTE militants and injured three others in an encounter in the same area.
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The security forces (SFs) killed two LTTE militants and injured three others in an encounter in the same area.
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July - 1 
The Special Task Force recovered a cache of arms and weapons from a house belonging to a Sinhalese in the Ambalangodella area of Vavuniya district, following information given by the woman who was arrested on July 1 while carrying explosives hidden i
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The Special Task Force recovered a cache of arms and weapons from a house belonging to a Sinhalese in the Ambalangodella area of Vavuniya district, following information given by the woman who was arrested on July 1 while carrying explosives hidden in a coconut shell. According to the Vavuniya Police, this happens to be one of the biggest haul of arms found in a single place by the STF. The recovered items include land mines each weighing over 11-kgs, five claymore mines, four hand grenades, five detonators, four claymore stands, mobile phones, batteries and a stock of wire.The suspect, along withtwo companions was arrested by the Police. According to the Police, they have been engaged in smuggling these weapons from the un-cleared 9area not (under government control) areas for the past three months and the LTTE has in turn provided them unbelievable perks and rewards. The terrorists have provided them a three wheeler and millions in cash.
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July - 1 
The TMVP spokesperson Azath Maulana, lashing out at the EPDP said the party had now become frustrated as it had failed to secure any seat at the Eastern Provincial Council Elections. "The TMVP has clearly been elected by the people in the east and th
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The TMVP spokesperson Azath Maulana, lashing out at the EPDP said the party had now become frustrated as it had failed to secure any seat at the Eastern Provincial Council Elections. "The TMVP has clearly been elected by the people in the east and the EPDP cannot accept the fact that they have been rejected. The EPDP has started a mud slinging campaign against us and has also resorted to harassing several businessmen in the east. We have already informed the police about this," he said, and denied TMVP involvement in any violence and added it was the EPDP which had carried out several attacks against TMVP cadres. He also warned that they too would resort to action if the EPDP did not stop its mud slinging campaign.
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July - 1 
The troops recovered two hand grenades from the Kumburupiddy area of Trincomalee district.
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The troops recovered two hand grenades from the Kumburupiddy area of Trincomalee district.
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July - 1 
Three soldiers were killed and two others injured in LTTE-triggered improvised explosive devices (IEDs) explosions at Palamoddai and Kovitkanchikulam.
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Three soldiers were killed and two others injured in LTTE-triggered improvised explosive devices (IEDs) explosions at Palamoddai and Kovitkanchikulam.
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July - 1 
Two more LTTE militants were killed while four others injured by the SFs in the Nagarkovil, Muhamalai and Kilaly areas of Jaffna district. One soldier was also injured in the clash around Kilaly.
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Two more LTTE militants were killed while four others injured by the SFs in the Nagarkovil, Muhamalai and Kilaly areas of Jaffna district. One soldier was also injured in the clash around Kilaly.
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July - 1 
Unidentified militants opened fire at an Air Force helicopter flying across the Ampara area on July 1-afternoon, said the Media Centre for National Security, according to Colombo Page. The US-built Bell 414 helicopter made an emergency landing at Aru
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Unidentified militants opened fire at an Air Force helicopter flying across the Ampara area on July 1-afternoon, said the Media Centre for National Security, according to Colombo Page. The US-built Bell 414 helicopter made an emergency landing at Arugam Bay due to a sudden loss of fuel. The Air Force suspects that the helicopter had been fired upon while it was on its way from Ampara to Arugam Bay.
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July - 2 
An engineer, Ajay Kumar, working on a highway project on the East-West Corridor and a contractor, Newa Singh, were abducted near Chirang on their way back from a Kokrajhar camp by the All Kamatapur Liberation Force (AKLF) militants on July 2-night, a
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An engineer, Ajay Kumar, working on a highway project on the East-West Corridor and a contractor, Newa Singh, were abducted near Chirang on their way back from a Kokrajhar camp by the All Kamatapur Liberation Force (AKLF) militants on July 2-night, according to Telegraph.
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July - 2 
An exchange of fire between the Maoists and Police personnel was reported from at Muchadih in Giridih district. Maoists blew up a community building at Pipra village in the Palamau district. No one was injured in the incident.
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An exchange of fire between the Maoists and Police personnel was reported from at Muchadih in Giridih district. Maoists blew up a community building at Pipra village in the Palamau district. No one was injured in the incident.
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July - 2 
Five cadres of different factions of the People’s United Liberation Front (PULF) surrendered with arms and ammunition before Manipur Chief Minister OkramIbobi Singh on July 2. They were identified as Mohammed Amu alias Tyab Ali, Mohammed Ramijuddin,
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Five cadres of different factions of the People’s United Liberation Front (PULF) surrendered with arms and ammunition before Manipur Chief Minister OkramIbobi Singh on July 2. They were identified as Mohammed Amu alias Tyab Ali, Mohammed Ramijuddin, and Mohammed Riyajuddin alias IbaialaisRohid, Mohammed Hafizuddin alias Mohammed Alimuddin alias Inao and Loubuktongbam Mohammed Amu alias Boby.
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July - 2 
Five National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militants surrendered before the Sub-Divisional Police Officer of Kanchanpur at Anandabazar outpost in the North Tripura district on July 2, reports Tripurainfo. They were identified as Nirmal Debbarma
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Five National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militants surrendered before the Sub-Divisional Police Officer of Kanchanpur at Anandabazar outpost in the North Tripura district on July 2, reports Tripurainfo. They were identified as Nirmal Debbarma, AdhinCharanDebbarma, Jitendra Debbarma, Sukumar Debbarma and Ranjit Kumar Reang. They did not deposit any weapon. They claimed to have deserted the hideout in Bangladesh and crossed over the India-Bangladesh border to surrender. During interrogation, they confessed that they had to struggle for food in each day since there was acute food crisis in different hideouts of NLFT. They added that food crisis, however, did not deter the militant leader to lead a lavish life.
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July - 2 
Gauhati High Court, following an appeal from the Mizoram Government over its interim order of June 13 that directed the State not to arrest or deport any Indian nationals on grounds of not possessing the Inner Line Permit (ILP), made a modification o
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Gauhati High Court, following an appeal from the Mizoram Government over its interim order of June 13 that directed the State not to arrest or deport any Indian nationals on grounds of not possessing the Inner Line Permit (ILP), made a modification on July 2, allowing the State Government to ''verify the credentials of those persons whom the respondents suspect are not citizens''.
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July - 2 
In the Malkangiri district the Maoists burnt down an excavator used for digging ponds at MV-70 village under Kalimela police station. They also disrupted road traffic between Malkangiri and Motu by felling trees at many places. Due to fear of landmin
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In the Malkangiri district the Maoists burnt down an excavator used for digging ponds at MV-70 village under Kalimela police station. They also disrupted road traffic between Malkangiri and Motu by felling trees at many places. Due to fear of landmines passenger vehicles remained off the road in Malkangiri district.
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July - 2 
On July 2, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted two tribals from Chennapuram village in Cherlamandal (administrative division) in the Khammam district bordering Chhattisgarh, reports New Indian Express. According to police sou
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On July 2, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted two tribals from Chennapuram village in Cherlamandal (administrative division) in the Khammam district bordering Chhattisgarh, reports New Indian Express. According to police sources, former sarpanch 9head of village level self-government institution) of Pedamidisileru village N Tirupati and his brother Moteru, both natives of Tippapuram village, went to Chennapuram to attend the marriage of their relatives, from where they were abducted.
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July - 2 
On July 2, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) opened fire on a truck at Topchanchi in the Dhanbad district injuring the driver, reports The Hindu. Dhanbad Superintendent of Police Sheetal Oraon said that the Maoists also fired on another tr
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On July 2, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) opened fire on a truck at Topchanchi in the Dhanbad district injuring the driver, reports The Hindu. Dhanbad Superintendent of Police Sheetal Oraon said that the Maoists also fired on another truck carrying livestock in the same area resulting in its engine catching fire. The driver and the livestock were unharmed.
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July - 2 
On July 2, West Bengal inspector-general of police (law and order) Raj Kanojia said that the intelligence wing of Bengal police has found enough proof to suggest that the Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) is trying to regroup in three districts
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On July 2, West Bengal inspector-general of police (law and order) Raj Kanojia said that the intelligence wing of Bengal police has found enough proof to suggest that the Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) is trying to regroup in three districts of north Bengal. "From inputs received from the intelligence wing, we have come to know that a fresh batch of KLO militants is trying to reorganise in Jalpaiguri, Malda and parts of Dinajpur districts," Kanojia told reporters at Siliguri. He added that a number of other insurgent groups existed in north Bengal. "There are so many issues here. KLO and border-related issues are among them. I have discussed the issues with local police officials. We are getting information about Maoist activities as well and are alert about it," he said.
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July - 2 
One cadre of the Non-Accordist faction of the Naga National Council (NNC), identified as NikhetoZhimo, was killed by unidentified militants at Medziphema in the Dimapur district on July 2, reports Nagaland Post.
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One cadre of the Non-Accordist faction of the Naga National Council (NNC), identified as NikhetoZhimo, was killed by unidentified militants at Medziphema in the Dimapur district on July 2, reports Nagaland Post.
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July - 2 
Passenger trains on the Barkakana-Garwah road route under Dhanbad division were cancelled as a precautionary measure keeping in view the country-wide general strike call given by the Maoists on July 2. Goods train on the route were running with polic
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Passenger trains on the Barkakana-Garwah road route under Dhanbad division were cancelled as a precautionary measure keeping in view the country-wide general strike call given by the Maoists on July 2. Goods train on the route were running with police escort, the sources added. The strike call evoked partial response in the Maoist-pockets of Hazaribag, Chatra, Lohardaga, Gumla, Simdega, Palamau and Latehar districts.
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July - 2 
Police arrested CPI-Maoist ‘zonal commander’ Manoj Nagesia with his six associates at Gumla on July 2 and recovered 100 detonators, two can bombs, two rifles, SLR and ammunition. Police sources said Nagesia is associated with more than 35 cases of lo
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Police arrested CPI-Maoist ‘zonal commander’ Manoj Nagesia with his six associates at Gumla on July 2 and recovered 100 detonators, two can bombs, two rifles, SLR and ammunition. Police sources said Nagesia is associated with more than 35 cases of loot and robbery registered at Gumla and Simdega districts.
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July - 2 
Security forces also spotted another group of militants which was moving towards Bari Behak, close to Nishan Post on the Kupwara-Tangdar Road. In the consequent encounter five militants were killed. Sources said that a search operation was still unde
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Security forces also spotted another group of militants which was moving towards Bari Behak, close to Nishan Post on the Kupwara-Tangdar Road. In the consequent encounter five militants were killed. Sources said that a search operation was still underway as two to three militants were suspected to have escaped and managed to hide in the forests.
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July - 2 
Telegraph quoting police source reports that United Liberation Front of Asom’s (ULFA) ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Barua, and two other leaders, Chitraban Hazarika and AntuChowdang, are respectively known as KamrujZamal, Mizanur Rehman and Khan Baba i
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Telegraph quoting police source reports that United Liberation Front of Asom’s (ULFA) ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Barua, and two other leaders, Chitraban Hazarika and AntuChowdang, are respectively known as KamrujZamal, Mizanur Rehman and Khan Baba in Bangladesh. "We have compiled a detailed report vis-à-vis residential addresses, the Islamic names and business dealings of each and every militant leader currently staying in Bangladesh," an unnamed police officer said.
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July - 2 
The combined forces of Imphal East district police commandos and 32 Assam Rifles arrested a PLA cadre, Nongmeikapam Shanta alias Senapati alias Roger, 38, from his residence at Pebia Pandit Leikai.
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The combined forces of Imphal East district police commandos and 32 Assam Rifles arrested a PLA cadre, Nongmeikapam Shanta alias Senapati alias Roger, 38, from his residence at Pebia Pandit Leikai.
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July - 2 
The combined forces of Imphal East district police commandos and 32 Assam Rifles arrested four KangleiYawolKannaLup (KYKL) cadres at KhuraiLamlong bazaar on the same morning. They were identified as ThoudamPremjit Singh alias Taton, KhongbantabamBale
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The combined forces of Imphal East district police commandos and 32 Assam Rifles arrested four KangleiYawolKannaLup (KYKL) cadres at KhuraiLamlong bazaar on the same morning. They were identified as ThoudamPremjit Singh alias Taton, KhongbantabamBalesore Singh alias Balo, AyekpamRoswood Singh alias Rose and Wangkheimayum Ratan Singh alias Abung Singh.
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July - 2 
The Hindu reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on July 2 blew up rail tracks in the Saran and Muzaffarpur districts during their 24-hour general strike called across the country. The line between Badagopal and Avtar Na
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The Hindu reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on July 2 blew up rail tracks in the Saran and Muzaffarpur districts during their 24-hour general strike called across the country. The line between Badagopal and Avtar Nagar stations under Sonepur division of East Central Railway was damaged around 6.30 am (IST), affecting train services on the Delhi-Guwahati route, railway sources said. The Maoists also planted a bomb on the track which did not explode and was later defused. Railway sources said the engine of the Muzaffarpur-Narkatiaganj passenger train was derailed after the Maoists blew up a two-metre portion of the tracks between Mehsi and Mahwal stations in the Muzaffarpur district. No casualty was reported in these incidents.
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July - 2 
The Hindu reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has threatened to step up attacks on the police, especially the elite Greyhounds personnel and leaders of the Congress party, if the police resorted to attacks against people to
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The Hindu reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has threatened to step up attacks on the police, especially the elite Greyhounds personnel and leaders of the Congress party, if the police resorted to attacks against people to avenge the Chitrakonda ambush in Orissa which left 39 Greyhounds personnel dead. In a statement issued in Hyderabad on July 2, the Maoist spokesman in Andhra Pradesh, Janardhan, said that the statements of Chief Minsiter Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy and Home Minister K. Jana Reddy on the Chitrakonda incident spoke of the government’s plan to unleash repression and target people believed to be Maoist sympathisers. The spokesperson termed the Chitrakonda ambush as a ‘fitting lesson’ to the Greyhounds personnel who had become a law unto themselves. He further said that the success of the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) in carrying out the ambush only proved false the claims that the Maoist movement was wiped out from the State.
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July - 2 
The Jawahar Navodaya School at Umathel in the Thoubal district has decided to close down from July 2 (today), due to the monetary demands made by the Kuki National Army (KNA), Naga National Council (NNC) and other militant outfits.
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The Jawahar Navodaya School at Umathel in the Thoubal district has decided to close down from July 2 (today), due to the monetary demands made by the Kuki National Army (KNA), Naga National Council (NNC) and other militant outfits.
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July - 2 
The Union Government permitted the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) to establish a designated camp at Khehoi near Dimapur, Telegraph quoting NSCN-K cadres reported.
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The Union Government permitted the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) to establish a designated camp at Khehoi near Dimapur, Telegraph quoting NSCN-K cadres reported.
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July - 2 
A man lobbed a hand-grenade on the City Police station in a busy shopping area of provincial capital Quetta. The grenade exploded inside the police station, injuring a sub-inspector.
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A man lobbed a hand-grenade on the City Police station in a busy shopping area of provincial capital Quetta. The grenade exploded inside the police station, injuring a sub-inspector.
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July - 2 
A paramilitary soldier was killed and another injured in attacks on check-posts and a police station in Balochistan on July 2, according to Dawn. Sources said that the soldier of the Frontier Corps was killed when some people attacked a check-post in
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A paramilitary soldier was killed and another injured in attacks on check-posts and a police station in Balochistan on July 2, according to Dawn. Sources said that the soldier of the Frontier Corps was killed when some people attacked a check-post in the Lehri area of Sibi district with rockets and heavy weapons. Further, a check-post in Kohlu also came under rocket attack. The rockets, however, exploded in an open area.
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July - 2 
America’s top military official said on July 2 that he has all the authority he needed for targeting senior al Qaeda and Taliban leaders in Pakistan’s tribal areas, according to Dawn. "I’m comfortable, as the military leader, that I have all the auth
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America’s top military official said on July 2 that he has all the authority he needed for targeting senior al Qaeda and Taliban leaders in Pakistan’s tribal areas, according to Dawn. "I’m comfortable, as the military leader, that I have all the authorities I need," said Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, when asked if he had the authority to target key terrorist leaders hiding in the FATA.
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July - 2 
Earlier on the same day, The Washington Times reported that the United States has an agreement with President Pervez Musharraf to launch direct attacks targeting elusive al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistani territory without prior permission
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Earlier on the same day, The Washington Times reported that the United States has an agreement with President Pervez Musharraf to launch direct attacks targeting elusive al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistani territory without prior permission from Islamabad. CIA-operated Predator drones may strike Laden’s hideout without taking permission beforehand from Islamabad if the US locates him in the tribal areas, the newspaper reported quoting a source "close to the arrangement." President Musharraf reportedly granted the right to launch attacks to the US when Pakistan joined the war against terrorism in 2001.
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July - 2 
In the NWFP, militants burnt a college and a police post in the Matta sub-division of the Swat district on July 2. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported.
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In the NWFP, militants burnt a college and a police post in the Matta sub-division of the Swat district on July 2. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported.
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July - 2 
Security forces continued their military operations at Bara in the Khyber Agency and rural areas of Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, on July 2, arresting 69 alleged militants, including a top militant commander, The News reported. The arrested commande
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Security forces continued their military operations at Bara in the Khyber Agency and rural areas of Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, on July 2, arresting 69 alleged militants, including a top militant commander, The News reported. The arrested commander was identified as Amal Khan of the Lashkar-e-Islam. Authorities claimed he was arrested in Mandikas area along with his 10 companions when he was allegedly transporting ammunition to the Tirah Valley. "A total of 87 militants have been arrested during the five days of operation Siraat-e-Mustaqeem," said an official communication.
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July - 2 
Security forces on July 2 arrested Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam leader Maulana Samiullah and his son, Sohaib, from the Pai village of Tank district in the NWFP for allegedly training would-be female suicide bombers, Geo TV reported. He was accused of trainin
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Security forces on July 2 arrested Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam leader Maulana Samiullah and his son, Sohaib, from the Pai village of Tank district in the NWFP for allegedly training would-be female suicide bombers, Geo TV reported. He was accused of training female students of the Madrassa Binatul Islam to carry out suicide attacks, according to Daily Times.
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July - 2 
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan chief BaitullahMehsud is reported to have asked the Taliban in Swat to resume peace talks with the NWFP Government after fresh clashes erupted between security forces and the local Taliban in the area on July 2. Muslim Khan,
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Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan chief BaitullahMehsud is reported to have asked the Taliban in Swat to resume peace talks with the NWFP Government after fresh clashes erupted between security forces and the local Taliban in the area on July 2. Muslim Khan, spokesman for Maulana Fazlullah, told Dawn that Baitullah had allowed them to resume the talks which were suspended last week. The clashes occurred in the Sra Banda area of Matta sub-division and both sides reportedly used heavy weapons.
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July - 2 
Two people were killed and two others sustained injuries on July 2 when a missile fired from Afghanistan landed near a border post in the Bajaur Agency of FATA, a senior security official Javed Khan said, Daily Times reported. It was not clear if Tal
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Two people were killed and two others sustained injuries on July 2 when a missile fired from Afghanistan landed near a border post in the Bajaur Agency of FATA, a senior security official Javed Khan said, Daily Times reported. It was not clear if Taliban militants in Afghanistan or international forces fighting them had launched the missile, Khan said. An Afghan refugee and a local resident were killed, and two others including a security official and a taxi driver were injured, he said.
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Kantipuronline reports that indigenous groups residing in the Terai region have expressed objections to the demand of ‘One Madhes, One Province’ forwarded by the Madhes-based parties. They have threatened to launch a strong struggle if the demand is
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Kantipuronline reports that indigenous groups residing in the Terai region have expressed objections to the demand of ‘One Madhes, One Province’ forwarded by the Madhes-based parties. They have threatened to launch a strong struggle if the demand is fulfilled. Federal Republican National Front, Chure Bhawar Ekata Party and Nepal Loktantrik Samajwadi Dal have jointly announced a general strike in the Terai region on July 3 (today). Addressing a programme in the capital Kathmandu on July 2, representatives of the indigenous groups said the country will fall into the trap of segregation if the demand calling for ‘One Madhes, One Province’ is fulfilled. The identity of over five million people including those of the Tharu community will disappear if the demand is fulfilled. They also urged the CPN-Maoist, CPN-UML and Nepali Congress (NC) not to kneel in front of the Madhes-based parties just because they disrupted the Constituent Assembly (CA) session. Meanwhile, the Madhesi People’s Rights Forum (MPRF) leader Kishor Kumar Biswas has also resigned from the party to express opposition against the demand.
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July - 2 
On July 2 (today), the cabinet is expected to endorse the name of 26 nominees for the Constituent Assembly membership. They have been nominated by nine different parties.
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On July 2 (today), the cabinet is expected to endorse the name of 26 nominees for the Constituent Assembly membership. They have been nominated by nine different parties.
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July - 2 
The Madhesi People’s Rights Forum (MPRF) leader Kishor Kumar Biswas has also resigned from the party to express opposition against the demand.
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The Madhesi People’s Rights Forum (MPRF) leader Kishor Kumar Biswas has also resigned from the party to express opposition against the demand.
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July - 2 
12 LTTE militants were killed by the security forces (SFs) in the clashes at Kayamodai and Puthukulam in the Mannar district on July 2, according to SLA. Again, the troops killed 12 militants in the Janakapura, Kokkuthuduvai and Palamoddai areas of V
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12 LTTE militants were killed by the security forces (SFs) in the clashes at Kayamodai and Puthukulam in the Mannar district on July 2, according to SLA. Again, the troops killed 12 militants in the Janakapura, Kokkuthuduvai and Palamoddai areas of Vavuniya district. Two more militants were killed in the Vedamakilam area of the same district. At least 24 militants and six soldiers also sustained injuries during these clashes. Later, the troops recovered four-kgs heavy 16 packets of C-4 explosives, 127 anti personnel mines, 1100 rounds of T-56 ammunition, 200 Multi Purpose Machine Gun ammunition rounds and several LTTE items from these areas.
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July - 2 
One LTTE militant was killed and another injured by the security forces while they attempted to snatch the T-56 weapon of an airman serving the Air Force roadblock atThambalagamuwa in the Kantale area.
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One LTTE militant was killed and another injured by the security forces while they attempted to snatch the T-56 weapon of an airman serving the Air Force roadblock atThambalagamuwa in the Kantale area.
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July - 2 
Suspected LTTE militants shot dead a businessman in the AbepuraUppuveli area of Trincomalee district.
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Suspected LTTE militants shot dead a businessman in the AbepuraUppuveli area of Trincomalee district.
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July - 2 
The SFs arrested a woman carrying one kg of C-4 explosives, hidden inside a coconut, from a roadblock nearby Cemetery Road on the Horowpathana- Vavuniya main road in Anuradhapura district on July 2.
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The SFs arrested a woman carrying one kg of C-4 explosives, hidden inside a coconut, from a roadblock nearby Cemetery Road on the Horowpathana- Vavuniya main road in Anuradhapura district on July 2.
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July - 3 
Anantnag District Police and Army personnel killed Abu Aatif alias Shadaakh, Pakistani ‘divisional commander’ of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), along with his Pakistani bodyguard, Syed Moin, during an encounter at NiainaBatpora village in Pulwama-Anantna
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Anantnag District Police and Army personnel killed Abu Aatif alias Shadaakh, Pakistani ‘divisional commander’ of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), along with his Pakistani bodyguard, Syed Moin, during an encounter at NiainaBatpora village in Pulwama-Anantnag belt in south Kashmir and arrested a young woman, Mubeena Akhtar, believed to be Abu’s wife, reports Daily Excelsior. Two AK-56 rifles, one satellite phone and three mobile phones were recovered from the possession of the slain militants. Sources said that on the basis of some diaries recovered from the destroyed hideout, Pulwama Police conducted a raid on another militant hideout near a sports stadium in Pulwama town and recovered a large number of CDs besides INR 1, 25, 000. The report added that Abu had planned and executed suicide attack on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) formation at Ramur in Uttar Pradesh on January 1, 2008 and an attack on Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore on December 28, 2005.
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July - 3 
Another hand grenade was recovered by the police from the Tugs and Bons oil filling station at Hatta Golapati under Porompat police station.
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Another hand grenade was recovered by the police from the Tugs and Bons oil filling station at Hatta Golapati under Porompat police station.
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July - 3 
Army on July 3 arrested one ULFA cadre, Manik Baruah, from Athrighat along Baksa-Udalguri border. He was from the ‘707 Battalion’ of the outfit, according to Assam Tribune.
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Army on July 3 arrested one ULFA cadre, Manik Baruah, from Athrighat along Baksa-Udalguri border. He was from the ‘707 Battalion’ of the outfit, according to Assam Tribune.
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July - 3 
Army recovered an improvised explosive device (IED) weighing 7 kilograms from an abandoned house at Kaurani Bazaar near Kumarikata under Tamulpur police station in the Baksa district. The bomb kept inside a bag was later defused.
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Army recovered an improvised explosive device (IED) weighing 7 kilograms from an abandoned house at Kaurani Bazaar near Kumarikata under Tamulpur police station in the Baksa district. The bomb kept inside a bag was later defused.
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July - 3 
Assam Rifles arrested one United National Liberation Front (UNLF) militant, Soba alias Paoke, while travelling in a vehicle at Bongyang in the Thoubal district on July 3, according to Sangai Express. One 9-mm pistol with a magazine and five live roun
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Assam Rifles arrested one United National Liberation Front (UNLF) militant, Soba alias Paoke, while travelling in a vehicle at Bongyang in the Thoubal district on July 3, according to Sangai Express. One 9-mm pistol with a magazine and five live rounds of ammunition were recovered from his possession.
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July - 3 
Indian Express quoting an intelligence report of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, reports that the Naxalite (left-wing extremist) groups are active in 22 states of the country and are harbouring ambitions of controlling more than a third of India'
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Indian Express quoting an intelligence report of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, reports that the Naxalite (left-wing extremist) groups are active in 22 states of the country and are harbouring ambitions of controlling more than a third of India's territories by the end of 2009. Basing its information on literature and pamphlets seized by the security forces in anti-Naxal operations, and also on interrogation of arrested extremists, the report says the Naxal groups are aiming to liberate and control 35 per cent of India's land by the end of 2009. The report points out the naxalite groups have spread their activities to states that had earlier not witnessed any Naxal activities like Delhi, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Gujarat. As many as 39 left-wing extremist groups are currently operating in the country with a combined membership of more than a 100,000, the reports further added. The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) alone accounts for more than 90 per cent of violent incidents.
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July - 3 
Mangaldai police arrested three persons in connection with the June 29 killing of a surrendered United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadre, TapanSaikia, by ULFA militants at Jaljali in the Darrang district, reports Sentinel. They were identified as
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Mangaldai police arrested three persons in connection with the June 29 killing of a surrendered United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadre, TapanSaikia, by ULFA militants at Jaljali in the Darrang district, reports Sentinel. They were identified as AjoySaikia, Bhaben Das and Bipul Deka.
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July - 3 
Morung Express quoting National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) source reports that one Zonal Educational Officer (ZEO), C. B. Poudyal, was abducted by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland – Khaplang (NSCN-K) militants from
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Morung Express quoting National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) source reports that one Zonal Educational Officer (ZEO), C. B. Poudyal, was abducted by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland – Khaplang (NSCN-K) militants from his residence in the Senapati district on July 3. A demand note of INR 20, 00000 as ransom was sent to the family members in the name of Khaplang group.
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July - 3 
On July 3, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee ruled out a ban on the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) saying that the government would prefer to tackle them "administratively and politically", reports Telegraph. "We have d
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On July 3, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee ruled out a ban on the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) saying that the government would prefer to tackle them "administratively and politically", reports Telegraph. "We have decided not to ban the Maoists. I had made that clear a few months ago during a meeting of chief ministers at the Prime Minister’s residence," Bhattacharjee said. Pointing out that mere bans were not enough to isolate the Maoists from common people, he added, "Not a single Naxalite can be spotted today in the Naxalbari area of the Siliguri sub-division because of our concerted political campaign against them." The chief minister said the Maoist strongholds were in Bengal bordering Jharkhand, which provided them a safe haven. "After committing crimes in our state, they flee to Jharkhand, making it difficult for us to arrest them", he said. He further said that co-ordinating with Jharkhand in dealing with the Maoists has not yielded "much results".
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July - 3 
One hand grenade was hurled by suspected militants at the residential quarters of the chief accountant of RIMS, ElangbamDebendro Singh, at the RIMS colony under Lamphel police station. The bomb however failed to explode. Police suspect that the milit
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One hand grenade was hurled by suspected militants at the residential quarters of the chief accountant of RIMS, ElangbamDebendro Singh, at the RIMS colony under Lamphel police station. The bomb however failed to explode. Police suspect that the militants attacked over monetary demands served by a militant group to the chief accountant.
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July - 3 
One surrendered National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) cadre, Gopal Basumatary, was shot dead by unidentified militants at his residence under Salbari sub-division of Baksa district on July 3-night, reports Sentinel.
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One surrendered National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) cadre, Gopal Basumatary, was shot dead by unidentified militants at his residence under Salbari sub-division of Baksa district on July 3-night, reports Sentinel.
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July - 3 
One suspected cadre of the Omar Farooque faction of the People’s United Liberation Front (PULF), identified as Mohammed Salimuddin, was killed by Thoubal district police commandos and Assam Rifles during a joint operation at Sekmaijin village under K
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One suspected cadre of the Omar Farooque faction of the People’s United Liberation Front (PULF), identified as Mohammed Salimuddin, was killed by Thoubal district police commandos and Assam Rifles during a joint operation at Sekmaijin village under Kakching police station on July 3. A pistol with two live rounds of ammunition was recovered from the possession of the slain cadre.
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July - 3 
The Jawaharlal Navodaya School at Umathel in the Thoubal district closed down indefinitely from July 3 after parents pulled out their wards from the hostels after due to threats from militants, according to Telegraph. The report adds that extortion t
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The Jawaharlal Navodaya School at Umathel in the Thoubal district closed down indefinitely from July 3 after parents pulled out their wards from the hostels after due to threats from militants, according to Telegraph. The report adds that extortion threats have forced the closure of the fourth school in Manipur since January 2008.
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July - 3 
Daily Times reports that law-enforcement agencies on July 3 arrested five suspected militants in Lahore allegedly plotting suicide attacks. The suspects were arrested from an apartment at Akbar Chowk located in the Township locality of Lahore. Suicid
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Daily Times reports that law-enforcement agencies on July 3 arrested five suspected militants in Lahore allegedly plotting suicide attacks. The suspects were arrested from an apartment at Akbar Chowk located in the Township locality of Lahore. Suicide-bomb jackets, explosives, weapons and two vans were also seized in the in raid. According to Reuters, officials of the two main intelligence agencies said that the arrested men belonged to the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI). LI, however, denied that the suspected militants were members of the group, Geo TV reported.
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July - 3 
Five people were killed and several others injured in fresh clashes between Mangal Bagh’s Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and Maulvi Mehboob’s Ansarul Islam (AI) in the Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency, Daily Times reported. According to locals, clashes have conti
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Five people were killed and several others injured in fresh clashes between Mangal Bagh’s Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and Maulvi Mehboob’s Ansarul Islam (AI) in the Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency, Daily Times reported. According to locals, clashes have continued for 13 day and both groups have occupied strategic positions in the mountains of Tirah Valley and are attacking each other with heavy ordinance. They said that over 80 people had been killed on both sides since the start of the clashes and the political administration had not been able to stop the fighting.
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July - 3 
Four local workers who were cooks for a foreign media team were injured when unidentified assailants opened fire on them in the Kanak area of Mastung district, the hometown of Balochistan chief minister, some 40-kilometres from Quetta, the Capital of
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Four local workers who were cooks for a foreign media team were injured when unidentified assailants opened fire on them in the Kanak area of Mastung district, the hometown of Balochistan chief minister, some 40-kilometres from Quetta, the Capital of Balochistan, on July 3, according to Daily News. The injured persons have been identified as Sikandar Ali, Muhammad Hussain, Zafar Hussain and Safar Khan. Sources in Mastung district said that the 10-member foreign media journalists are staying in the Kanak area to make a documentary film on Afghanistan and the region.
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July - 3 
Militants abducted two Frontier Corps (FC) drivers who were taking food supplies in two mini trucks for FC personnel deployed in North Waziristan on July 3. They were en route from Miranshah to Dattakhel and were abducted at Kharkamar at around 2 pm
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Militants abducted two Frontier Corps (FC) drivers who were taking food supplies in two mini trucks for FC personnel deployed in North Waziristan on July 3. They were en route from Miranshah to Dattakhel and were abducted at Kharkamar at around 2 pm (PST). The militants shifted the drivers and their vehicle to an undisclosed location. No group has so far claimed responsibility for the abductions.
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July - 3 
Residents of the Khyber Agency have expressed great concern for their personal safety, saying they are trapped between a paramilitary operation on one side, and a clash between two militant groups on the other.
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Residents of the Khyber Agency have expressed great concern for their personal safety, saying they are trapped between a paramilitary operation on one side, and a clash between two militant groups on the other.
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July - 3 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Mohmand Agency chapter on July 3 ordered women in the agency to observe purdah (veil) and announced a penalty for the male relatives of women in breach of the order. The TTP spokesman Asad told reporters by teleph
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Mohmand Agency chapter on July 3 ordered women in the agency to observe purdah (veil) and announced a penalty for the male relatives of women in breach of the order. The TTP spokesman Asad told reporters by telephone from an undisclosed location that the orders had been issued by the TTP Mohmand Agency commander Omar Khalid. The TTP also claimed responsibility for the abduction of three locals – Meherban, Momin and Mumtaz – from the Qilagai area of Lakro tehsil in the agency. Asad said that they had taken action against the three locals as they had detained another person. He said they would be dealt with according to Islamic laws. Nobody has however claimed responsibility for the abduction of two other persons Akbar Shah and Nasir Khan who were kidnapped by unidentified men from the Ghazi Baig area.
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July - 3 
Senior Nepali Congress leader Sher Bahadur Deuba has blamed Maoists for failing to understand their new political responsibility even as they are poised to lead a new government, according to Kantipuronline. Addressing the 23rd meeting of Socialist I
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Senior Nepali Congress leader Sher Bahadur Deuba has blamed Maoists for failing to understand their new political responsibility even as they are poised to lead a new government, according to Kantipuronline. Addressing the 23rd meeting of Socialist International, a forum of more than 160 political parties from 120 countries, Deuba said Maoists are yet to shed off the characteristics of an insurgent movement. "Their behavior still rouses fear in the minds of many," he said, adding, "Their cadres are yet to realize that every citizen - despite political orientation - must enjoy unfettered human rights, liberty and freedom." Deuba also informed the meeting about the progress made so far toward establishing lasting peace in Nepal through dialogue with Maoists, the recently concluded Constituent Assembly election and the future road of Nepal. He said there are still challenges ahead for Nepal to ensure a functioning democracy. "There are other political questions to respond to - including laying the foundations and modalities for establishing a functional federal state," he said, and added, "The law and order situation in the southern part of Nepal still poses a problem as a few militant groups are still operating in these areas. We also have to find answers as how to live in harmony despite our diversity."
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July - 3 
Upendra Yadav, chairman of MadhesiJanadhikar Forum (MJF), one of the Madhes-based parties, has said the demand of a single province in the southern plains would not disintegrate Nepal. Yadav told The Hindu: "If establishing autonomous states would me
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Upendra Yadav, chairman of MadhesiJanadhikar Forum (MJF), one of the Madhes-based parties, has said the demand of a single province in the southern plains would not disintegrate Nepal. Yadav told The Hindu: "If establishing autonomous states would mean disintegration, then the U.S. and India wouldn’t be what they are. It’s a conspiracy against us by the big parties."
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July - 3 
Police seized 150-kgs of gelignite explosives and arrested a suspect together with a van at a road block in the Kalpitiya area of Puttalam district, Daily News reported.
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Police seized 150-kgs of gelignite explosives and arrested a suspect together with a van at a road block in the Kalpitiya area of Puttalam district, Daily News reported.
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July - 3 
The founder of the Tamil MakkalViduthalaiPulikal (TMVP), VinayagamoorthyMuraleetharan alias ‘Colonel’ Karuna, returned to Colombo on July 3 after completing his jail term in Britain on charges of violation of immigration laws, reports The Hindu. He f
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The founder of the Tamil MakkalViduthalaiPulikal (TMVP), VinayagamoorthyMuraleetharan alias ‘Colonel’ Karuna, returned to Colombo on July 3 after completing his jail term in Britain on charges of violation of immigration laws, reports The Hindu. He fled to London in November 2007 using an alleged forged diplomatic passport. Karuna left Sri Lanka after a split in the TMVP. Later, his deputy, SivanesathuraiChandrakanthan alias Pillayan, the present Chief Minister of Eastern Province, took control of the party. According to diplomatic sources, Karuna had applied for political asylum in the U.K. on the plea that his life was under threat from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). However, after being sent to prison, he withdrew the plea and moved an application for "voluntary repatriation." Human rights groups had urged the U.K. to try Karuna for his alleged rights violations as an LTTE commander in the east, and subsequently as TMVP’s leader. However, the British government chose not to proceed against him as there was no sufficient evidence. "Our leader, Karuna Amman, has arrived into the country this evening from London," Azad Moulana, a spokesman for the TMVP told Reuters. Defence Spokesman and Minister of Foreign Employment Promotion, KeheliyaRambukwella, earlier said if Karuna returned the authorities would deal with him according to the law.
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July - 3 
The LTTE ruled out the possibility of any reconciliation with Karuna Amman and termed such reports as mere rumours. "Speaking about Karuna is a waste of time. We will never take him back. There are other more important issues which could be discussed
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The LTTE ruled out the possibility of any reconciliation with Karuna Amman and termed such reports as mere rumours. "Speaking about Karuna is a waste of time. We will never take him back. There are other more important issues which could be discussed other than such baseless reports," the LTTE military spokesperson, RasiahIlanthirayan said, adding, that the LTTE did not need an alliance to regain the east and warned the LTTE would recapture the area soon. The TMVP also ruled out that Karuna would rejoin the LTTE. "We are confident that Karuna will not join the LTTE as he has rejected the Tigers’ policies and leadership. If anyone thinks that a Karuna-LTTE alliance is in the making, then I have to tell them that it would be the biggest joke of the year," Azad Maulana told Daily Mirror.
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July - 3 
The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) fighter jets neutralised an LTTE camp, two-kms southwest of Vidattaltive in the Mannar district. Similarly, the SLAF MI-24 gun ships bombed several vehicles carrying a group of militants in the area surrounding Vidattal
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The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) fighter jets neutralised an LTTE camp, two-kms southwest of Vidattaltive in the Mannar district. Similarly, the SLAF MI-24 gun ships bombed several vehicles carrying a group of militants in the area surrounding Vidattaltive. Also, a Sea Tiger (the sea wing of the LTTE) base, known as Devil Point in the Jaffna lagoon, some 15-kms southwest of Pooneryn in Jaffna was shelled by the SLAF jets.
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July - 3 
The Vavuniya Police recovered over four-kgs of explosives hidden in a barrel at the Sittambarampuram Internally Displaced Person camp on information provided by the same woman.
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The Vavuniya Police recovered over four-kgs of explosives hidden in a barrel at the Sittambarampuram Internally Displaced Person camp on information provided by the same woman.
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July - 3 
Three civilians and an equal number of police personnel were injured in an Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-triggered remote controlled claymore mine explosion near the railway station at Eravur in the Batticaloa district on July 3-night, repo
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Three civilians and an equal number of police personnel were injured in an Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-triggered remote controlled claymore mine explosion near the railway station at Eravur in the Batticaloa district on July 3-night, reports Sri Lanka Army (SLA).
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July - 3 
Troops on search operations in the Ariyamankerni area of Trincomalee district one RPG bomb, two 60-mm mortar bombs, two LMG drums, 30 rounds of T-56 ammunition, 40 MPMG ammunitions, one 40-mm grenade bomb, two T-56 magazines and three hand grenades.
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Troops on search operations in the Ariyamankerni area of Trincomalee district one RPG bomb, two 60-mm mortar bombs, two LMG drums, 30 rounds of T-56 ammunition, 40 MPMG ammunitions, one 40-mm grenade bomb, two T-56 magazines and three hand grenades. Similarly, troops recovered 10-kgs claymore mine, one hand grenade, one grenade launcher, one anti personnel mine, 40 T-56 ammunition rounds, one anti personnel mine, two T-56 magazines, two hand grenades, one pouch and one pack from the Punani, Muttur, Pallikudiruppu areas of Batticaloa and Trincomalee district.
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July - 4 
A grenade was hurled by militants targeting a police convoy near the residence of former State Chief Minister and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed at Nowgam by-pass. The grenade, however, missed the intended target and exp
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A grenade was hurled by militants targeting a police convoy near the residence of former State Chief Minister and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed at Nowgam by-pass. The grenade, however, missed the intended target and exploded on the roadside without causing any harm.
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July - 4 
Assam Government on July 4 offered security to the leaders and cadres of the ‘A and C companies of 28 battalion’ of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), who had recently declared a cease-fire, similar to the kind of protection provided to surr
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Assam Government on July 4 offered security to the leaders and cadres of the ‘A and C companies of 28 battalion’ of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), who had recently declared a cease-fire, similar to the kind of protection provided to surrendered militants.
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July - 4 
At least five Army personnel were in an ambush by militants in the Kupwara district on July 4, reports Daily Excelsior. They were identified as Ranvir Singh, Krishna, Manaram, Ruper Singh and Y. Munendra. In retaliation, troops shot dead one militant
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At least five Army personnel were in an ambush by militants in the Kupwara district on July 4, reports Daily Excelsior. They were identified as Ranvir Singh, Krishna, Manaram, Ruper Singh and Y. Munendra. In retaliation, troops shot dead one militant.
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July - 4 
New Indian Express reports that P Gajaraju (50) alias Bhadranna, State committee member of the PrajaPrathighatana faction of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML) was shot deadby one of the cadres of the outfit in the Bangaruchelaka
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New Indian Express reports that P Gajaraju (50) alias Bhadranna, State committee member of the PrajaPrathighatana faction of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML) was shot deadby one of the cadres of the outfit in the Bangaruchelaka forest area in Kothagudemmandal(administrative division) of Khammam district on July 4. The police recovered one 8 mm rifle from the scene and a bullet injury was found on the chest of the victim.
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July - 4 
One cadre of the Umar Faruque faction of the People's United Liberation Front (PULF), identified as Mohammed Riyajuddin alias Amuba alias Hyder Ali, was arrested at New Checkon area in the Imphal East district on July 4-morning. Two KCP cadres, Leima
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One cadre of the Umar Faruque faction of the People's United Liberation Front (PULF), identified as Mohammed Riyajuddin alias Amuba alias Hyder Ali, was arrested at New Checkon area in the Imphal East district on July 4-morning. Two KCP cadres, LeimapokpamInaocha Singh and Maibam Royal Singh, were also arrested from BamonLeikai in the same district.
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July - 4 
One former cadre of the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), identified as MoirangthemNodi, was shot dead by suspected militants at TenthaKhunouPalli under Thoubal police station on July 4-night, reports Imphal Free Press.
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One former cadre of the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), identified as MoirangthemNodi, was shot dead by suspected militants at TenthaKhunouPalli under Thoubal police station on July 4-night, reports Imphal Free Press.
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July - 4 
One girl who was abducted by the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militants and subjected to repeated sexual abuse at the outfit’s camp for the past six months escaped along with five NLFT cadres on July 4, according to Teripurainfo. They
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One girl who was abducted by the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militants and subjected to repeated sexual abuse at the outfit’s camp for the past six months escaped along with five NLFT cadres on July 4, according to Teripurainfo. They deserted the hideouts in Bangladesh and reportedly surrendered before the North Tripura district police. The girl was abducted from her residence at Raimoni Para and taken to the NLFT headquarters on January 23. She was sexually abused at the Tangalkandi camp.
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July - 4 
One Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militant was killed by troops during an encounter between village Barpora and Wagahama in the Pulwama district. While one Pakistani militant, Shabir Ahmad alias Arsalan, managed to escape in injured condition, an AK 47 rifl
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One Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militant was killed by troops during an encounter between village Barpora and Wagahama in the Pulwama district. While one Pakistani militant, Shabir Ahmad alias Arsalan, managed to escape in injured condition, an AK 47 rifle and two magazines were recovered from the encounter site.
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July - 4 
One suspected militant, L. Bimolchandra alias Angouba, was shot dead by Imphal West district police commandos during an encounter at Changangei Awang LeikaiLailambi on July 4-morning, reports Assam Tribune. While another militant managed to escape, a
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One suspected militant, L. Bimolchandra alias Angouba, was shot dead by Imphal West district police commandos during an encounter at Changangei Awang LeikaiLailambi on July 4-morning, reports Assam Tribune. While another militant managed to escape, a bomb and a scooter were recovered from the possession of the slain militant.
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July - 4 
Pulwama Police arrested three suspected militants, Irfan, Ishaq and Tasveer, sons of Abdul Salam Wani, resident of DoulatporaChadoora in Budgam near Stadium New Colony Pulwama. Two hand grenades, one Kalakope, two Kalakope magazines, 37 Kalakope roun
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Pulwama Police arrested three suspected militants, Irfan, Ishaq and Tasveer, sons of Abdul Salam Wani, resident of DoulatporaChadoora in Budgam near Stadium New Colony Pulwama. Two hand grenades, one Kalakope, two Kalakope magazines, 37 Kalakope rounds, one Detonator and INR 1, 10, 000 were recovered on their disclosure from nearby tin shed.
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July - 4 
Suspected militants attacked the official quarters of Y. Mohen Singh, the medical superintendent of Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), with two Chinese hand grenades for the second consecutive day on July 4, according to Telegraph. Howeve
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Suspected militants attacked the official quarters of Y. Mohen Singh, the medical superintendent of Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), with two Chinese hand grenades for the second consecutive day on July 4, according to Telegraph. However, both the grenades failed to explode.
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July - 4 
The Birsa Commando Force (BCF), under cease-fire with Assam Government since 2004, threatened to resort to violence in case of Government’s failure to meet its demands, according to Assam Tribunre. The outfit was initially demanding Scheduled Tribes
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The Birsa Commando Force (BCF), under cease-fire with Assam Government since 2004, threatened to resort to violence in case of Government’s failure to meet its demands, according to Assam Tribunre. The outfit was initially demanding Scheduled Tribes (ST) status to the 70, 00000 Adivasis (tribal population) living in Assam. It later started demanding a separate state for the Adivasis.
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July - 4 
A blast damaged the boundary wall of a school in Kohlu, APP reported. Also, two electricity towers were destroyed in the Kohlu and Rakhni areas. Further, a gas pipeline was blown up in the DeraBugti area. A large section of the pipeline was destroyed
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A blast damaged the boundary wall of a school in Kohlu, APP reported. Also, two electricity towers were destroyed in the Kohlu and Rakhni areas. Further, a gas pipeline was blown up in the DeraBugti area. A large section of the pipeline was destroyed, suspending the gas supply to the plant.
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July - 4 
A bomb fixed on a motorcycle exploded outside a bank in Quetta, the provincial Capital of Balochistan on July 4, killing a five-year-old girl and injuring 12 others, including five policemen, police told Daily Times. The explosive-laden motorbike was
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A bomb fixed on a motorcycle exploded outside a bank in Quetta, the provincial Capital of Balochistan on July 4, killing a five-year-old girl and injuring 12 others, including five policemen, police told Daily Times. The explosive-laden motorbike was parked outside a private bank on Manan Chowk, Jinnah Road. Around two-dozen banks and offices of insurance companies and cellular companies are situated in the area. "The deceased girl was a beggar, she succumbed to her wounds during surgery in the Quetta Civil Hospital," Police chief Muhammad Akbar told Reuters. The girl’s father was also injured in the blast, according to staff report. The injured policemen included four traffic constables.
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Daily Times reports that unidentified armed men abducted three security force personnel from SurkhPul in NWFP on July 4. Police constable Sami Ullah and Frontier Corps personnel Hayat Gul and Shah Rehman were going in a vehicle from Doaba Police Stat
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Daily Times reports that unidentified armed men abducted three security force personnel from SurkhPul in NWFP on July 4. Police constable Sami Ullah and Frontier Corps personnel Hayat Gul and Shah Rehman were going in a vehicle from Doaba Police Station to Hangu Saddar Police Station when the abductors intercepted their vehicle. District Co-ordination Officer Syed Shahab Ali Shah has confirmed the incident.
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July - 4 
Malakand Range Deputy Inspector General of Police TanvirulHaq Sipra said a new elite force would be raised for the maintenance of law and order in Swat district. Sipra told a press conference at the Mingora Press Club that after the creation of the f
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Malakand Range Deputy Inspector General of Police TanvirulHaq Sipra said a new elite force would be raised for the maintenance of law and order in Swat district. Sipra told a press conference at the Mingora Press Club that after the creation of the force, police would not need the help of the Frontier Constabulary or other departments. He said that around 1,500 personnel would be deployed at seven centres to be set up in Swat. He said that the number of police stations in Swat is being increased from nine to 22, and the number of policemen, which at present stands at 1,500, will also be doubled. He said that Swat would be divided into rural and settled area administrations, with each area headed by an officer of the senior superintendent of police (SSP) rank. The number of Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs) is also being increased from four to 10, with each DSP responsible for two police stations.
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July - 4 
South Korean police said on July 4 that two Pakistanis were among nine people arrested for trying to smuggle tonnes of chemicals for heroin production to Afghanistan’s Taliban insurgents, according to Daily Times. They were detained for trying to use
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South Korean police said on July 4 that two Pakistanis were among nine people arrested for trying to smuggle tonnes of chemicals for heroin production to Afghanistan’s Taliban insurgents, according to Daily Times. They were detained for trying to use South Korea as a shipping point for several tonnes of acetic anhydride destined for southern Afghanistan. The chemical is heated with morphine, an opium derivative, to make heroin.
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July - 4 
Taliban abducted two journalists and a local who entered a militant stronghold in Mohmand Agency in FATA, reports Daily Times. The militants detained freelance reporter Pir Zubair Shah Wazir and photographer Akhtar Soomro in Ziarat village on July 4.
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Taliban abducted two journalists and a local who entered a militant stronghold in Mohmand Agency in FATA, reports Daily Times. The militants detained freelance reporter Pir Zubair Shah Wazir and photographer Akhtar Soomro in Ziarat village on July 4. Taliban spokesman Asad said, "Our council will meet and decide what to do". "If we find there is contradiction in statements of the two men then we will continue investigation for longer time." Agency’s chief official Ahmed Jan said a Jirga (council) has been formed to secure the release of the journalists.
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July - 4 
The government suspended its security operation against suspected militants and criminals in the Khyber Agency for 36 hours to allow Afridi tribesmen to meet Mangal Bagh and conduct peace talks. "The operation has been suspended until Saturday mornin
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The government suspended its security operation against suspected militants and criminals in the Khyber Agency for 36 hours to allow Afridi tribesmen to meet Mangal Bagh and conduct peace talks. "The operation has been suspended until Saturday morning on the request of the tribal jirga and we have relaxed the curfew in Bara to facilitate locals," Khyber Agency Chief Administrator Tariq Hayat Khan told Daily Times. He said that Afridi elders had approached him on July 3 and offered to conduct negotiations with Lashkar-e-Islam chief Mangal Bagh to help restore peace in the area. Khan said the government had provided the jirga members with a list of demands for Bagh, adding that these included surrender of all weapons along with a guarantee that Bagh would not challenge the state’s writ. "If our goals can be achieved through peaceful means, we will certainly pursue them. But, rest assured, we will continue the operation as long as our demands are not met," Khan said. He said security forces had destroyed 16 militant compounds during the past six days of the operation, adding that they had also identified 14 other such compounds. He said the remaining centres would also be destroyed if the Jirga failed to convince Bagh to surrender to the government
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July - 4 
The offensive in Khyber Agency will continue until the writ of the government is restored in the region, said NWFP Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani said. Security forces are carefully pursuing the operation, which is against criminals and militants and com
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The offensive in Khyber Agency will continue until the writ of the government is restored in the region, said NWFP Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani said. Security forces are carefully pursuing the operation, which is against criminals and militants and common people need not worry, the governor told reporters. He said that a security policy had been devised, but it could not be revealed at the moment. He said protecting people was the government’s responsibility and the government would therefore conduct more such operations, if need be.
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July - 4 
United States (US) Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has said al Qaeda is regrouping in the border areas of Pakistan, according to Daily Times. Talking to BBC on July 4, Chertoff said he feared al Qaeda and other militant organisations cou
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United States (US) Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has said al Qaeda is regrouping in the border areas of Pakistan, according to Daily Times. Talking to BBC on July 4, Chertoff said he feared al Qaeda and other militant organisations could resume their activities after turning the Pakistani Tribal Areas bordering Afghanistan into their centre. He said Pakistan was so far not a safe haven for al Qaeda as was Afghanistan at one time, but neither the US nor Pakistan should remain indifferent to the problem. "Our biggest apprehension is that Al Qaeda and the likes have the ability to secure such safe havens where not only can they train the recruits but also establish research centres and then use these areas in the attacks against the West," he said. He said the reorganisation of al Qaeda and the similar groups in Pakistan was not only a source of apprehension for the US but also for its European allies, adding that Pakistani authorities must also be concerned.
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July - 4 
Cadres of the JanatantrikTerai Mukti Morcha (JTMM) on July 4 shot dead local businessman Bir Bahadur Shrestha after abducting him in Mohattari district, reports Nepal News. Police later recovered Shrestha's dead body from a jungle nearby Manohari Riv
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Cadres of the JanatantrikTerai Mukti Morcha (JTMM) on July 4 shot dead local businessman Bir Bahadur Shrestha after abducting him in Mohattari district, reports Nepal News. Police later recovered Shrestha's dead body from a jungle nearby Manohari River in the Kisanpur Village Development committee of the same district. The whereabouts of Shyam Gupta, another businessman, who was abducted along with Shrestha, is still unknown. A group of armed men had abducted the two businessmen from Aurahi at Bardibas-Jaleshwor road section of Mohattari while they returning home on their motorcycles.
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July - 4 
Normal life in several Terai districts has been hit hard by a bandh (shutdown strike) called by indigenous Tharus and fringe political outfits based in Terai in protest against the demand for 'single Madhesh province', reported Nepal News. Eastern Te
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Normal life in several Terai districts has been hit hard by a bandh (shutdown strike) called by indigenous Tharus and fringe political outfits based in Terai in protest against the demand for 'single Madhesh province', reported Nepal News. Eastern Terai districts like Jhapa, Morang and Sunsari saw partial effect of the bandh. Effect of the bandh was also seen in mid and far-western districts like Dang, Banke, Bardiya and Kailali. However, there were no reports of violence during the bandh.
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July - 4 
Student unions affiliated to the CPN-Maoist, the Nepali Congress and CPN-UML and other fringe parties have concluded that the demand for "One Madhesh Province" raised by the Terai-based parties is illegitimate and that it will prove to be counter-pro
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Student unions affiliated to the CPN-Maoist, the Nepali Congress and CPN-UML and other fringe parties have concluded that the demand for "One Madhesh Province" raised by the Terai-based parties is illegitimate and that it will prove to be counter-productive for the Madhesi people themselves. A meeting of eight students' union held in the Kathmandu called on the government to address the demands raised by Terai-based parties through the new constitution, but advised against explicitly stating "Madhesh as autonomous region" in the interim constitution. They were of the firm opinion that this demand can't be accepted under any circumstances. "Since it has already been said that the issue of state restructuring would be tackled by the Constituent Assembly, the demand of the Terai-based parties for inclusion of the phrase 'Madhesh as autonomous region' and 'group entry' of Madhesis in the draft of the supplementary constitution amendment bill is not legitimate," said Pradip Poudel, president of Nepal Students' Union.
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July - 4 
The Himalayan Times reports that an unidentified group of assailants detonated a pressure cooker bomb at Inaruwa, the headquarters of Sunsari district. The explosion took place at the toilet of Land Revenue Office, damaging the roof of the toilet. Ir
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The Himalayan Times reports that an unidentified group of assailants detonated a pressure cooker bomb at Inaruwa, the headquarters of Sunsari district. The explosion took place at the toilet of Land Revenue Office, damaging the roof of the toilet. Irfan Khan, Sunsari in-charge of the Jwala Singh faction of the JanatantrikTerai Mukti Morcha (JTMM-J) took responsibility for the blast over the phone. He said the blast was carried out to warn the office employees, who had refused to pay donation to the Morcha.
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July - 4 
At least 17 militants were killed as the Army’s 59th Division engaged in an offensive on the Welioya front captured the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’s (LTTE’s) strategic Michael Base on July 4-afternoon, Daily News reports. The Michael Base, part
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At least 17 militants were killed as the Army’s 59th Division engaged in an offensive on the Welioya front captured the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’s (LTTE’s) strategic Michael Base on July 4-afternoon, Daily News reports. The Michael Base, part of the 1-4 Base, is located seven-km north of Janakapura. Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said, "The base is located north of Janakapura where the 59 Division intensified offensive attacks. It is marching forward to the LTTE defence lines. Troops are consolidating their positions at the Michael base following three days of fierce fighting." He added that the Michael base, similar to the Munnagam base - the first base in the 1-4 complex captured earlier -, was an underground structure. The structure of the Michael base was extended in an area containing 200 square metres. The security forces (SFs) launched a search and clear operation in the area following the capturing of the Base.
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July - 4 
At least 17 soldiers received injuries in LTTE fire and explosions of anti personnel mines in the Muhamalai area of Jaffna district.
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At least 17 soldiers received injuries in LTTE fire and explosions of anti personnel mines in the Muhamalai area of Jaffna district.
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July - 4 
At least 20 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed 12 others injured during confrontations with the troops in the Maruthamadu, Navakkulam, Thunukkai, Nochchimunai and Navvi areas of Vavuniya district on July 4, reports Sri Lan
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At least 20 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed 12 others injured during confrontations with the troops in the Maruthamadu, Navakkulam, Thunukkai, Nochchimunai and Navvi areas of Vavuniya district on July 4, reports Sri Lanka Army. One soldier was also killed while three others got injured in the confrontations.
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July - 4 
At least 25 LTTE militants were killed and an equal number of them injured by the SFs as clashes erupted between the two sides in the Parayanakulam, Palamoddai, Vidattaltive, Periyamadu and Nedunkandal areas of Vavuniya and Mannar districts. Two sold
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At least 25 LTTE militants were killed and an equal number of them injured by the SFs as clashes erupted between the two sides in the Parayanakulam, Palamoddai, Vidattaltive, Periyamadu and Nedunkandal areas of Vavuniya and Mannar districts. Two soldiers were also in an improvised explosion device (IED) explosion in the Palamoddai area.
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July - 4 
Explosions of three anti personnel mines (APMs) in the same areas wounded three soldiers. Troops also recovered 236 APMs and 13 IEDs from these areas.
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Explosions of three anti personnel mines (APMs) in the same areas wounded three soldiers. Troops also recovered 236 APMs and 13 IEDs from these areas.
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July - 4 
Five more LTTE militants were killed and at least 12 others wounded by the troops during clashes in the area north of Kiriibbanwewa and Janakapura in Vavuniya district.
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Five more LTTE militants were killed and at least 12 others wounded by the troops during clashes in the area north of Kiriibbanwewa and Janakapura in Vavuniya district.
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July - 4 
The Government forces are on the verge of defeating the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), said ‘Colonel’ Karuna, founder of the TamileelaMakkalViduthalaiPulikal (TMVP), an LTTE breakaway faction presently led by Eastern Provincial Council (EPC
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The Government forces are on the verge of defeating the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), said ‘Colonel’ Karuna, founder of the TamileelaMakkalViduthalaiPulikal (TMVP), an LTTE breakaway faction presently led by Eastern Provincial Council (EPC) Chief Minister Pillayan. In an exclusive interview with BBC Sandeshaya, Karuna said the LTTE is 'very weak' in the face of continuous military offensive. "The LTTE are now only maintaining a defence line. They can't launch any offensive. They are very weak now," Karuna said. He, however, said that it will take some time for the military to defeat the LTTE. "It will not happen in the next few months. We have to work together to win this war," he stressed. Karuna also revealed that he would meet President Mahinda Rajapakse and the ministers in his administration in the near future. "We are a party in the government alliance. Everybody knows that," he said. "We are not only representing the eastern Tamils. We represent all Tamils in Sri Lanka," he noted. He also said that he is ‘very happy' that his deputy, Pillayan, is appointed as the EPC Chief Minister and insisted that he has no plans to replace TMVP deputy leader (Pillayan) as the new Chief Minister. Pillayan who had earlier told BBC Sandeshaya that he would offer the post to Karuna, if he returns to the country on July 4 said that there was no need to hand over his reigns to party leader.
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July - 4 
Troops recovered 30 APMs at Dangeliyadda in the Thoppigala area of Batticaloa district.
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Troops recovered 30 APMs at Dangeliyadda in the Thoppigala area of Batticaloa district.
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July - 4 
Two soldiers engaged in clashes in the -Periyamadu areas went missing. Nine bunkers were also neutralised by the troops near Periyamadu.
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Two soldiers engaged in clashes in the -Periyamadu areas went missing. Nine bunkers were also neutralised by the troops near Periyamadu.
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July - 5 
Another suspected militant was killed by a combined force of Thoubal district police commandos and Assam Rifles at TekchamLamkhaiChingyarel under Kakching police station on July 5-night. One revolver, three live rounds and three empty cases along wit
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Another suspected militant was killed by a combined force of Thoubal district police commandos and Assam Rifles at TekchamLamkhaiChingyarel under Kakching police station on July 5-night. One revolver, three live rounds and three empty cases along with a two wheeler were recovered from the possession of the slain militant.
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July - 5 
Daily Excelsior reports that on July 5, Army, police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), in a joint operation, killed a hardcore militant of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) at PanjanGali under the jurisdiction of Doda police station. The militant was iden
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Daily Excelsior reports that on July 5, Army, police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), in a joint operation, killed a hardcore militant of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) at PanjanGali under the jurisdiction of Doda police station. The militant was identified as Tawheed Ahmed Bhat of Doda. A pistol with one magazine and seven rounds and one hand grenade were recovered from the slain militant.
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July - 5 
Excise officials at a checkgate at Vairangte in Mizoram on July 5 intercepted a Silchar-bound vehicle and recovered seven AK-47 rifles and a rocket launcher with one shell, reports Telegraph. Officials believe that the arms consignment was meant for
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Excise officials at a checkgate at Vairangte in Mizoram on July 5 intercepted a Silchar-bound vehicle and recovered seven AK-47 rifles and a rocket launcher with one shell, reports Telegraph. Officials believe that the arms consignment was meant for the Black Widow outfit in Assam. None could be arrested as the driver of the vehicle managed to escape.
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July - 5 
On July 5, a militant of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) and a civilian was killed in an attack by the cadres of the Isak-Muivah faction (NSCN-IM) near Dimapur, reports Telegraph. According to NSCN-K sources heavily-armed
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On July 5, a militant of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) and a civilian was killed in an attack by the cadres of the Isak-Muivah faction (NSCN-IM) near Dimapur, reports Telegraph. According to NSCN-K sources heavily-armed NSCN-IM cadres attacked its hideout at Hetoi village in Dimapur district and following an exchange of fire that lasted over an hour one of its cadres and a civilian were killed. Police have confirmed the deaths but the identities of the victims are yet to be ascertained.
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July - 5 
On July 5, an extremist belonging to the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) was killed and three persons, including a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) inspector, were injured in an encounter between security force (SF) personnel and PLFI ca
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On July 5, an extremist belonging to the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) was killed and three persons, including a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) inspector, were injured in an encounter between security force (SF) personnel and PLFI cadres at an unspecified village in the Khunti district. Two more PLFI cadres were arrested. The extremists had converged at the village when the SF personnel carried out the raid, leading ton an encounter that witnessed exchange of 300 rounds of ammunition. Two 9mm pistols, two rifles, an explosive object and several rounds of ammunition were recovered from the encounter site.
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July - 5 
On July 5, Police arrested two Maoists from MachliToal village in the ChamorshiTehsil (revenue division) of Gadchiroli district, reports Times of India. The arrested extremists were identified as Santosh alias NamdeoChaituAtram (22) and his wifeVimla
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On July 5, Police arrested two Maoists from MachliToal village in the ChamorshiTehsil (revenue division) of Gadchiroli district, reports Times of India. The arrested extremists were identified as Santosh alias NamdeoChaituAtram (22) and his wifeVimlaZure (20), residents of Modugudam in AheriTehsil. They were active in the Maoist dalams(squads) for the last two years.
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July - 5 
On July 5, suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a government office in Bihar’s East Champaran district, police sources said. No casualties were reported in the incident that took place at Chitriya block office near di
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On July 5, suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a government office in Bihar’s East Champaran district, police sources said. No casualties were reported in the incident that took place at Chitriya block office near district headquarter Motihari. An unidentified Police official said, "The Maoist rebels first attacked the office and later blew it up to create panic among local administrative officials and villagers."
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On July 6, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed two persons in the Latehar district branding them as police informers, reports IANS. According to the police, both people were abducted on July 5 night from a nearby village and were shot
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On July 6, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed two persons in the Latehar district branding them as police informers, reports IANS. According to the police, both people were abducted on July 5 night from a nearby village and were shot dead near Demo railway station. In a pamphlet left near the bodies, the CPI-Maoist owned responsibility for the killing.
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July - 5 
One suspected militant was shot dead by the combined forces of the Imphal West district police commandos and Army during an encounter at Changangei near the Imphal Airport on July 5-morning, reports Imphal Free Press.
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One suspected militant was shot dead by the combined forces of the Imphal West district police commandos and Army during an encounter at Changangei near the Imphal Airport on July 5-morning, reports Imphal Free Press.
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July - 5 
Several people and local meirapaibis (women group) protested at KwakeithelMakha Thokchom Leikai on July 5-morning against the demand made by KCP at two shops in the same area.
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Several people and local meirapaibis (women group) protested at KwakeithelMakha Thokchom Leikai on July 5-morning against the demand made by KCP at two shops in the same area.
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July - 5 
Telegraph reports that on July 5, unidentified militants killed Subash Ramchiary, a member of the youth wing of the Bodo People’s Front (BPF) at Giruapara of Medhaghat area in the Baksa district. Police sources said that the victim was dragged away f
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Telegraph reports that on July 5, unidentified militants killed Subash Ramchiary, a member of the youth wing of the Bodo People’s Front (BPF) at Giruapara of Medhaghat area in the Baksa district. Police sources said that the victim was dragged away from near his house before being shot at the nearby Karuajan wooden bridge.
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July - 5 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has turned down the offer of talks by Home Minister K Jana Reddy after the ambush of the Greyhounds in the Sileru-Balimela reservoir on the Andhra Pradesh-Orissa border recently, reports New Indian Exp
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has turned down the offer of talks by Home Minister K Jana Reddy after the ambush of the Greyhounds in the Sileru-Balimela reservoir on the Andhra Pradesh-Orissa border recently, reports New Indian Express. The outfit, in a statement on July 5 said that it would not repeat its mistake of parleying with the Government. The statement by the outfit’s central military commission chief Basavraj and central committee spokesperson Azad, said, "We assure the people of AP and India that we will not make the mistake of going in for talks with these double-dealers (Congressmen)."
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July - 5 
The Hindu reports that on July 5 a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was killed in an exchange of fire with police personnel near MV 81 village in the Malkangiri district. The encounter occurred inside dense forests when police personnel w
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The Hindu reports that on July 5 a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was killed in an exchange of fire with police personnel near MV 81 village in the Malkangiri district. The encounter occurred inside dense forests when police personnel were conducting a routine combing operation. Superintendent of Police S K Gajbhiye said that Maoists might have suffered more casualties and a search was continuing in the area.
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July - 5 
The NSCN-IM has blamed the Khaplang faction for the rise in extortion and abduction activities and said that it was determined to flush out the NSCN-K cadres from the area and would in no way allow any designated camp of its rival group in Dimapur di
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The NSCN-IM has blamed the Khaplang faction for the rise in extortion and abduction activities and said that it was determined to flush out the NSCN-K cadres from the area and would in no way allow any designated camp of its rival group in Dimapur district.
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July - 5 
The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘commander’ Jiten Dutta on July 5 said that leaders and cadres of the ‘28 battalion’ of the outfit would not lay down arms though it had announced a unilateral cease-fire with the Government, according to Se
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The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘commander’ Jiten Dutta on July 5 said that leaders and cadres of the ‘28 battalion’ of the outfit would not lay down arms though it had announced a unilateral cease-fire with the Government, according to Sentinel.
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July - 5 
Troops recovered a large quantity of explosive devices from Khari in the Banihal area of Ramban district on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway. The cache included 15 remote control Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and 44 UBGL grenades. It is beli
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Troops recovered a large quantity of explosive devices from Khari in the Banihal area of Ramban district on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway. The cache included 15 remote control Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and 44 UBGL grenades. It is believed that explosive devices had been kept at the spot to target the pilgrims visiting the Amarnath shrine.
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July - 5 
An 18-member peace Jirga met Lashkar-e-Islam chief Mangal Bagh at Tirah Valley in the Khyber Agency to discuss measures to end fighting in the region between rival militant groups. During his parleys with the Jirga, Mangal Bagh demanded that the Gove
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An 18-member peace Jirga met Lashkar-e-Islam chief Mangal Bagh at Tirah Valley in the Khyber Agency to discuss measures to end fighting in the region between rival militant groups. During his parleys with the Jirga, Mangal Bagh demanded that the Government should call off the operation by SFs. He also demanded that the SFs should stop demolishing the bases of his group.
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July - 5 
On July 5, Pakistani security forces (SFs) suspended a crackdown against militants for 36 hours in the Khyber Agency bordering Afghanistan to allow local elders to negotiate with them, reports Press Trust of India. The crackdown code named "Sirat-e-M
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On July 5, Pakistani security forces (SFs) suspended a crackdown against militants for 36 hours in the Khyber Agency bordering Afghanistan to allow local elders to negotiate with them, reports Press Trust of India. The crackdown code named "Sirat-e-Mustaqeem" (Righteous Path) had been launched on June 28.
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July - 5 
The NWFP government and Swat Taliban are expected to hold talks on July 5. Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan said that senior provincial minister Bashir Ahmed Bilour and Minister for Forests Wajid Ali Khan have contacted the Swat Taliban leadership for t
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The NWFP government and Swat Taliban are expected to hold talks on July 5. Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan said that senior provincial minister Bashir Ahmed Bilour and Minister for Forests Wajid Ali Khan have contacted the Swat Taliban leadership for the meeting.
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July - 5 
Two more persons were killed in clashes between cadres of Lashkar-e-Islam and Ansar-ul-Islam, taking the toll in recent fighting between the groups to 91.
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Two more persons were killed in clashes between cadres of Lashkar-e-Islam and Ansar-ul-Islam, taking the toll in recent fighting between the groups to 91.
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July - 5 
Ex- Gorkha soldiers have warned of countrywide protests against the CPN-Maoist announcement of closing down the Gorkha Recruitment Centres, reports Kantipuronline. Saying that over 250000 families would be directly affected if such centres were close
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Ex- Gorkha soldiers have warned of countrywide protests against the CPN-Maoist announcement of closing down the Gorkha Recruitment Centres, reports Kantipuronline. Saying that over 250000 families would be directly affected if such centres were closed without making arrangements for alternative employment, they called upon the Maoist leadership to take back their suicidal decision. "This is a suicidal decision of the Maoist party," said Gopalman Gurung, former mayor of Lekhnath Municipality while speaking at a function organised by Nepal-India Friendship Association in Pokhara on July 5. He warned that the former Gorkhas won't also remain quiet if the Maoists go ahead with their decision after forming the government under their leadership and said over 50,000 former Gorkha soldiers will take to the streets if the centres are indeed closed. "The Maoists will then have to pay a very heavy price," he threatened.
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July - 5 
Kantipuronline reports that at least 14 activists of the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) and Nepali Congress (NC) were injured when a clash ensued between the two parties at Bishampur Village Development Committee-9 in Parsa district on
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Kantipuronline reports that at least 14 activists of the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) and Nepali Congress (NC) were injured when a clash ensued between the two parties at Bishampur Village Development Committee-9 in Parsa district on July 5-night. The clash occurred after Maoist cadre Shubha Ram and NC activist Bharat Ram started quarrelling over a political subject.
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July - 5 
The parliamentary party meeting of the CPN-Maoist held on July 5 decided that all issues including the ones about a Madhes state, power-sharing and electing the President will be taken to the Constituent Assembly (CA) for final decisions if the parti
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The parliamentary party meeting of the CPN-Maoist held on July 5 decided that all issues including the ones about a Madhes state, power-sharing and electing the President will be taken to the Constituent Assembly (CA) for final decisions if the parties fail to reach consensus. "Our parliamentary party meeting came up with a conclusion that the contentious issues be decided by voting and other democratic means in the CA so as to end the ongoing political stalemate," said Maoist CA member Barsha Man Pun. "
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July - 5 
Two persons, including a minor boy, were injured in an explosion at Hajapur graveyard in the Awaliapur union of Dinajpur sub-district on July 5, reports Daily Star. The report said that the bomb was hidden in a jute bag. No one has been arrested in c
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Two persons, including a minor boy, were injured in an explosion at Hajapur graveyard in the Awaliapur union of Dinajpur sub-district on July 5, reports Daily Star. The report said that the bomb was hidden in a jute bag. No one has been arrested in connection with the explosion.
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July - 5 
At least 15 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed and 18 others injured as the troops confronted with the militants in the Ampandankulam, Puttakamam, Paranthekulam, Palamoddai and Navvi areas of Vavuniya district on July 5, re
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At least 15 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed and 18 others injured as the troops confronted with the militants in the Ampandankulam, Puttakamam, Paranthekulam, Palamoddai and Navvi areas of Vavuniya district on July 5, reports Sri Lanka Army. Nine soldiers were also injured in LTTE mortar fire while four others sustained injuries in explosions of anti personnel mines (APMs) and improvised explosive devices (IEDs). One LTTE bunker was neutralised by the security forces (SFs) in the Palamoddai area.
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July - 5 
During another confrontation the SFs killed three LTTE militants in the Muhamalai area of Jaffna district.
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During another confrontation the SFs killed three LTTE militants in the Muhamalai area of Jaffna district.
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July - 5 
Four more LTTE militants were killed and another injured by the security forces (SFs) during another confrontation between the two sides in the Ampachdankulam and Thiraktive areas of Mannar district. One soldier also received injuries in the explosio
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Four more LTTE militants were killed and another injured by the security forces (SFs) during another confrontation between the two sides in the Ampachdankulam and Thiraktive areas of Mannar district. One soldier also received injuries in the explosion of an anti personnel mine.
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July - 5 
The LTTE on July 5 commemorated 356 Black Tigers (the suicide wing cadres of the LTTE), men and women, who have staged suicide attacks since the tactic was first used by the outfit 21 years ago, reports Agencies. "Three hundred and fifty six Black Ti
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The LTTE on July 5 commemorated 356 Black Tigers (the suicide wing cadres of the LTTE), men and women, who have staged suicide attacks since the tactic was first used by the outfit 21 years ago, reports Agencies. "Three hundred and fifty six Black Tigers have laid down their lives, 254 of them in sea operations, during the last 21 years since," Tamil Net said. The LTTE in 2007 had commemorated 322 suicide bombers who perished in attacks. The figures show that 34 suicide bombers had carried out attacks in the past year. An attack on Anuradhapura air base on October 22, 2007 was the worst, with 21 suicide bombers destroying a fleet of aircraft. One militant later returned to the north with video footage of the attack, while the others were shot dead or blew themselves up.
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July - 5 
The troops confronted with the LTTE militants in the areas north of Janakapura, north of Kiriibbanwewa and Ranabapura and killed eight LTTE militants while injured 22 others. Troops also captured one LTTE bunker.
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The troops confronted with the LTTE militants in the areas north of Janakapura, north of Kiriibbanwewa and Ranabapura and killed eight LTTE militants while injured 22 others. Troops also captured one LTTE bunker.
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July - 6 
Elsewhere in the State, troops raided a militant hideout at village Sari in the Baramulla district and recovered 24 kilograms of RDX. Further, security forces also recovered one kg of explosive, one pistol and some arms and ammunition in the Poonch d
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Elsewhere in the State, troops raided a militant hideout at village Sari in the Baramulla district and recovered 24 kilograms of RDX. Further, security forces also recovered one kg of explosive, one pistol and some arms and ammunition in the Poonch district.
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July - 6 
Imphal East district police commandos shot dead one suspected People’s United Liberation Front (PULF) cadre during an encounter at Top Sangomsang along the Baruni road under Porompat police station on July 6-night. While another militant managed to e
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Imphal East district police commandos shot dead one suspected People’s United Liberation Front (PULF) cadre during an encounter at Top Sangomsang along the Baruni road under Porompat police station on July 6-night. While another militant managed to escape, one 9-mm pistol with four live rounds of ammunitions was recovered from the possession of the slain militant.
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July - 6 
Nearly 150 surrendered ULFA cadres of Dibrugarh and Tinsukia gathered at Chabua on July 6- afternoon and urged the Union Government, Assam Government and the ULFA leadership to "look beyond their respective rigid stands and simply come forward for di
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Nearly 150 surrendered ULFA cadres of Dibrugarh and Tinsukia gathered at Chabua on July 6- afternoon and urged the Union Government, Assam Government and the ULFA leadership to "look beyond their respective rigid stands and simply come forward for direct talks", reports Telegraph.
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July - 6 
Nine National Socialist Council of Nagaland- Khaplang (NCSN-K) cadres and one cadre of the Naga National Council (NNC) defected to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM). A welcome ceremony on their joining the outfit with a
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Nine National Socialist Council of Nagaland- Khaplang (NCSN-K) cadres and one cadre of the Naga National Council (NNC) defected to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM). A welcome ceremony on their joining the outfit with arms and ammunitions was held at unspecified place in the Tamenglong district.
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July - 6 
On July 6, a team of police personnel, including those from the Naxal Special Duty wing and the Special Task Force, conducted combing operations in the Hogenakkal forest area of Dharmapuri district to check infiltration of Naxalites (left-wing extrem
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On July 6, a team of police personnel, including those from the Naxal Special Duty wing and the Special Task Force, conducted combing operations in the Hogenakkal forest area of Dharmapuri district to check infiltration of Naxalites (left-wing extremists) from the neighbouring States. The Hindu reports that the operations were carried out in Akkamalaimaduvu, Natrampalayam, Chinnar, Ottarmalai and Hogenakkal. However, no one was arrested.
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July - 6 
One of the 21 persons wounded in a grenade attack on protesters in the Bhaderwah town on July 2, succumbed to his injuries in the Government Medical College and Hospital on July 6-evening, according to Daily Excelsior. The deceased, identified as Man
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One of the 21 persons wounded in a grenade attack on protesters in the Bhaderwah town on July 2, succumbed to his injuries in the Government Medical College and Hospital on July 6-evening, according to Daily Excelsior. The deceased, identified as Manjeet Singh, along with 20 others sustained injuries when a grenade was lobbed on the mob holding demonstration in protest against the Government’s decision of revoking the order of land transferred to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board in Seri Bazaar of Bhaderwah.
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July - 6 
Suspected PULF militants opened fire at the residence of Zakir, secretary of a private school, at Lilong Dam Makhong under Lilong police station on July 6-morning. Police believe the attack was related to an extortion demand on Zakir.
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Suspected PULF militants opened fire at the residence of Zakir, secretary of a private school, at Lilong Dam Makhong under Lilong police station on July 6-morning. Police believe the attack was related to an extortion demand on Zakir.
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July - 6 
The KangleiYawolKannaLup (KYKL) and United National Liberation Front (UNLF) said that they would target all the villagers of Heirok unless the public relented and retreated from the decision to accept arms under the special police officers (SPOs) sch
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The KangleiYawolKannaLup (KYKL) and United National Liberation Front (UNLF) said that they would target all the villagers of Heirok unless the public relented and retreated from the decision to accept arms under the special police officers (SPOs) scheme.
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July - 6 
The Maoists had called for a 24-hour bandh (general strike) in five East Bihar districts - Jamui, Munger, Bhagalpur, Lakhisarai and Banka - to protest the arrest and alleged custodial torture of an ‘area commander' of the outfit, Kamlesh alias Deepak
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The Maoists had called for a 24-hour bandh (general strike) in five East Bihar districts - Jamui, Munger, Bhagalpur, Lakhisarai and Banka - to protest the arrest and alleged custodial torture of an ‘area commander' of the outfit, Kamlesh alias Deepak, on July 6.
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July - 6 
The ULFA ‘chairman’ ArabindaRajkhowa said the outfit would not dissolve the People’s Consultative Group (PCG) constituted by it to facilitate the peace talks.
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The ULFA ‘chairman’ ArabindaRajkhowa said the outfit would not dissolve the People’s Consultative Group (PCG) constituted by it to facilitate the peace talks.
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July - 6 
Two hand grenades, 10 live rounds and ‘tax’ collection receipt of the NLFT were recovered from Takhaparaunder Ganganagar police station on July 6.
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Two hand grenades, 10 live rounds and ‘tax’ collection receipt of the NLFT were recovered from Takhaparaunder Ganganagar police station on July 6.
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July - 6 
Two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants, who were trapped in an encounter with the security forces, are reported to have escaped from the incident site while leaving a police constable injured in the Wachi area of Pulwama district on July 6.
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Two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants, who were trapped in an encounter with the security forces, are reported to have escaped from the incident site while leaving a police constable injured in the Wachi area of Pulwama district on July 6.
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July - 6 July - 10
Two schoolboys who were abducted from their neighbourhood in the Imphal West district on July 6-evening were reported to be in the confinement of the General Secretary group of the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), reports Imphal F
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Two schoolboys who were abducted from their neighbourhood in the Imphal West district on July 6-evening were reported to be in the confinement of the General Secretary group of the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), reports Imphal Free Press. Their mothers, YengkhomIbeyaima and Angom Rita, said on July 10 that one person identifying himself as a cadre of the PREPAK- General Secretary on July 7-morning told them over phone that their sons were in their confinement and would be brought to their homes after two days.
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July - 6 
20 persons, including 15 policemen, were killed and more than 40 persons sustained injuries in a suicide attack near the Melody Market area of capital Islamabad on July 6. According to Daily Times, the suicide bomber targeted policemen deployed at a
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20 persons, including 15 policemen, were killed and more than 40 persons sustained injuries in a suicide attack near the Melody Market area of capital Islamabad on July 6. According to Daily Times, the suicide bomber targeted policemen deployed at a rally observing the first year anniversary of an army raid on the Lal Masjid (Red mosque) in Islamabad. "The whole event at the mosque went smoothly but then the suicide bomber targeted the security," Adviser to the Prime Minister on Interior Rehman Malik told reporters. A policeman at the Aabpara Police Station, which is a few yards from the blast site, said that the explosion occurred after one an inspector had finished a count of the police personnel inside the compound. "A young man walked into the police contingent and apparently blew himself up," a senior security official told AFP. Rehman Malik said that based on eyewitness accounts, the attacker was a man appearing to be "35-37-years-old".
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July - 6 
A head constable, Ahmed Khan, was shot dead by suspected insurgents on the Karakh Road in Khuzdar on July 6, Dawn reported. A spokesman for the outlawed Baloch Liberation Army, who identified himself as Bebargh Baloch, claimed the responsibility for
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A head constable, Ahmed Khan, was shot dead by suspected insurgents on the Karakh Road in Khuzdar on July 6, Dawn reported. A spokesman for the outlawed Baloch Liberation Army, who identified himself as Bebargh Baloch, claimed the responsibility for the killing. He also claimed that his organisation had killed three security force personnel in Kohlu. However, there was no official confirmation.
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July - 6 
Elsewhere in the FATA, the three organisations that were running parallel governments in the Khyber Agency have been disbanded, bringing normalcy to the area, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Interior Rehman Malik said on July 6, according to Daily T
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Elsewhere in the FATA, the three organisations that were running parallel governments in the Khyber Agency have been disbanded, bringing normalcy to the area, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Interior Rehman Malik said on July 6, according to Daily Times.
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July - 6 
In the provincial capital Quetta, a civilian, identified as Ghulam Mustafa Shah, was killed and two other persons were injured.
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In the provincial capital Quetta, a civilian, identified as Ghulam Mustafa Shah, was killed and two other persons were injured.
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July - 6 
The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan has established Sharia courts in the Bajaur Agency of the FATA and a large number of people are using them to get disputes resolved, instead of waiting for action by the tribal administration, Dawn reported. The courts h
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The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan has established Sharia courts in the Bajaur Agency of the FATA and a large number of people are using them to get disputes resolved, instead of waiting for action by the tribal administration, Dawn reported. The courts have been functioning in the Sewai area, about 20kms northwest of the agency headquarters of Khar, for a couple of weeks. About two dozen ulema (religious scholars) have been designated as ‘Qazis’. "We have set up the courts in accordance with people’s wishes," said Taliban spokesman Maulvi Umar, adding that people were fed up with the previous legal system. He said that the Qaziswere "competent scholars well versed in Islamic jurisprudence". Umar claimed that people were approaching these courts voluntarily to get their long-standing disputes settled and the Taliban had not forced any litigant to go to the courts.
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July - 6 
Unidentified men killed the district president of the Shia group Tehreek-e-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP) and injured a minor boy late on July 6, Daily Times reported. President of the TJP unit in Nasirabad district, Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah, was killed at t
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Unidentified men killed the district president of the Shia group Tehreek-e-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP) and injured a minor boy late on July 6, Daily Times reported. President of the TJP unit in Nasirabad district, Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah, was killed at the Sariab Road in the provincial capital Quetta. No group has claimed responsibility for the killing.
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July - 6 
Former director of the Eastern Regional Directorate of Public Health in Biratnagar, Dr Mahananda Mishra, was abducted from Saptari district, according to Nepal News. Reports quoting family sources said that a gang abducted him from the Mainakadariya
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Former director of the Eastern Regional Directorate of Public Health in Biratnagar, Dr Mahananda Mishra, was abducted from Saptari district, according to Nepal News. Reports quoting family sources said that a gang abducted him from the Mainakadariya area. No group has so far claimed responsibility for the abduction.
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July - 6 
Some 15 organisations concerning indigenous groups of Terai have decided to give continuity to their protests against the demand of Madhesh-based parties for recognition of the entire southern plains of the country as one single autonomous Madhes sta
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Some 15 organisations concerning indigenous groups of Terai have decided to give continuity to their protests against the demand of Madhesh-based parties for recognition of the entire southern plains of the country as one single autonomous Madhes state. The indigenous groups have claimed that the ‘One Madhes, One Pradesh’ demand will crush the rights of other backward classes and indigenous people living in the region since long time.
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July - 6 
The Himalayan Times reports that an unidentified group of assailants shot dead Usman Miya at his residence in the Madhawapur Village Development Committee of Sarlahi district on July 6-night.
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The Himalayan Times reports that an unidentified group of assailants shot dead Usman Miya at his residence in the Madhawapur Village Development Committee of Sarlahi district on July 6-night.
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July - 6 July - 7
The Young Communist League (YCL) cadres allegedly shot at and injured a CPN-UML member, 22-year-old Dev Bahadur Bista, of Gora village in the Baitadi district on July 6, reports Kantipuronline. He succumbed to his injuries on July 7. Relatives of the
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The Young Communist League (YCL) cadres allegedly shot at and injured a CPN-UML member, 22-year-old Dev Bahadur Bista, of Gora village in the Baitadi district on July 6, reports Kantipuronline. He succumbed to his injuries on July 7. Relatives of the deceased said local YCL cadres - Karna Dhami and Ramesh Mahara - shot him over a land related dispute among locals.
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July - 6 
Four more LTTE militants were also killed while nine others were inured in clashes with the SFs in the areas north of Janakapura, Kiriibbanwewa, Naddamankulam and Anandankulam. One soldier was also killed while four others received injuries.
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Four more LTTE militants were also killed while nine others were inured in clashes with the SFs in the areas north of Janakapura, Kiriibbanwewa, Naddamankulam and Anandankulam. One soldier was also killed while four others received injuries.
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July - 6 
Insisting that he still remained the leader of the TamileelaMakkalViduthalaiPulikal (TMVP), Karuna on July 6 admitted there was an attempt by some top government officials to split the outfit without the knowledge of President Mahinda Rajapakse. "I a
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Insisting that he still remained the leader of the TamileelaMakkalViduthalaiPulikal (TMVP), Karuna on July 6 admitted there was an attempt by some top government officials to split the outfit without the knowledge of President Mahinda Rajapakse. "I admit there is an attempt by certain government officials to create a rift in the TMVP. They are worried about how strong we are. But all this is happening without the President’s knowledge. The President needs us. I will take this up with him," Karuna told Daily Mirror. He said the TMVP will look at contesting polls not just in the East but other provinces as well with the intension of entering parliament and becoming a strong political force in the country. Karuna pointed out that by his release from jail his name had been cleared of human rights allegations and also insisted that he never framed Defence Secretary GotabhayaRajapakse or any other government official during court proceedings in London over how he obtained a false passport to enter Britain illegally.
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July - 6 
One soldier sustained injuries in a confrontation with the LTTE militants in the Kattiaratan area of Jaffna district.
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One soldier sustained injuries in a confrontation with the LTTE militants in the Kattiaratan area of Jaffna district.
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July - 6 
Seven Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed during clashes with the troops in the Navathkulama, Ampandankulam and Palamoddai areas of the Vavuniya district on July 6, reports Sri Lanka Army.
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Seven Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed during clashes with the troops in the Navathkulama, Ampandankulam and Palamoddai areas of the Vavuniya district on July 6, reports Sri Lanka Army.
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July - 6 
The LTTE communication revealed that two 'majors' were killed in air raids by the SLAF jets on an LTTE camp in the Vaddakkachchi, eight-km Northeast of Iranamadu tank, area of Kilinochchi district on July 6, reports Daily News.
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The LTTE communication revealed that two 'majors' were killed in air raids by the SLAF jets on an LTTE camp in the Vaddakkachchi, eight-km Northeast of Iranamadu tank, area of Kilinochchi district on July 6, reports Daily News.
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July - 6 
The political leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), P. Nadesan, categorically denied claims that the Tigers have been weakened. "It was a vicious propaganda by the Sri Lanka Government," he said in an interview with a newspaper. He a
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The political leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), P. Nadesan, categorically denied claims that the Tigers have been weakened. "It was a vicious propaganda by the Sri Lanka Government," he said in an interview with a newspaper. He also urged Tamil Nadu (Indian State) Chief Minister Karunanidhi to come forward and assist their struggle to establish a Tamil Eelam state and expressed regret that India was providing help to the Sri Lankan Government. "The 80 million Tamil people in the world expect the Indian Government [to] understand the atrocities of the Sinhala Army and stop providing military hardware to Sri Lanka," he claimed.
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July - 6 
The Sri Lanka Air Force fighter jets neutralised an LTTE camp in the Vaddakkachchi, eight-km Northeast of Iranamadu tank, area of Kilinochchi district.
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The Sri Lanka Air Force fighter jets neutralised an LTTE camp in the Vaddakkachchi, eight-km Northeast of Iranamadu tank, area of Kilinochchi district.
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July - 6 
Troops on search and clear operations in the Dangeliyadda and Eravur areas of Batticaloa district recovered 52 APMs and one hand grenade.
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Troops on search and clear operations in the Dangeliyadda and Eravur areas of Batticaloa district recovered 52 APMs and one hand grenade.
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July - 7 
41 persons, including four Indians, were killed and over 140 were injured when a suicide bomber rammed his bomb-laden car into the gates of the Indian Embassy in Kabul on July 7-morning, reports The Hindu. Among the killed were an Indian diplomat, V.
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41 persons, including four Indians, were killed and over 140 were injured when a suicide bomber rammed his bomb-laden car into the gates of the Indian Embassy in Kabul on July 7-morning, reports The Hindu. Among the killed were an Indian diplomat, V. Venkateswara Rao, and the military attaché, Brigadier Ravi Datt Mehta, whose car was entering the embassy compound at the time of explosion and two Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel. Others killed in the attack were local security personnel and Afghans who had queued up for visas to travel to India. Several shops across the road, including the Indian Airlines office, were damaged.
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July - 7 
A suspected militant was killed by the Imphal East district police commandos at KiyamgeiMayaiLeikai under Irilbung police station on July 7-night. One pistol was recovered from his possession.
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A suspected militant was killed by the Imphal East district police commandos at KiyamgeiMayaiLeikai under Irilbung police station on July 7-night. One pistol was recovered from his possession.
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July - 7 
Afghan President Hamid Karzai blamed the "enemies" of the strong friendship between Afghanistan and India for the attack but did not name any person or group. The Afghan Interior Ministry, however, in a statement, said, it "believes this attack was c
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai blamed the "enemies" of the strong friendship between Afghanistan and India for the attack but did not name any person or group. The Afghan Interior Ministry, however, in a statement, said, it "believes this attack was carried out in co-ordination and consultation with an active intelligence service in the region", in an obvious reference to the Pakistani external intelligence agency, the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI).
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July - 7 
Ghulam Nabi Azad resigned as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on July 7 after speaking on his motion of confidence but withdrawing it on the floor of the Legislative Assembly, according to Daily Excelsior. Governor N. N. Vohra later accepted Azad'
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Ghulam Nabi Azad resigned as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on July 7 after speaking on his motion of confidence but withdrawing it on the floor of the Legislative Assembly, according to Daily Excelsior. Governor N. N. Vohra later accepted Azad's resignation, held a series of meetings with leaders of other political parties and recommended Governor's rule after the National Conference president, Omar Abdullah, and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief, Mehbooba Mufti, informed him that neither of them was inclined to stake claim for formation of the new Government. Sources said that a notification for the imposition of Governor's rule would be issued immediately after receiving the Centre's consent. The Governor had asked Azad to prove his majority on the floor of the Assembly following the withdrawal of support by the PDP on June 28.
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July - 7 
IANS reports that two persons who were abducted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres last week for acting as police informers, were found dead on July 7 from a forest in the Bastar region. Police said both men were killed two da
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IANS reports that two persons who were abducted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres last week for acting as police informers, were found dead on July 7 from a forest in the Bastar region. Police said both men were killed two days ago and their bodies were found in separate places in a thick forest while police teams were conducting a combing operation. While 55-year-year-old Patri Baloji's body was found in a forest in Bijapur, the body of BarsaBuddu, 50, was recovered from Dantewada. Police confirmed that both victims were police informers.
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July - 7 
Militants hurled a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force camp located near the Legislative Assembly in the capital Srinagar on July 7 injuring one trooper.
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Militants hurled a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force camp located near the Legislative Assembly in the capital Srinagar on July 7 injuring one trooper.
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July - 7 
One civilian, KhoiromPakpa alias Nganthoi Singh, was abducted from his residence and later shot dead by suspected militants near KakwaPhouoibiLampak under Singjamei police station in the Imphal West district on July 7-night.
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One civilian, KhoiromPakpa alias Nganthoi Singh, was abducted from his residence and later shot dead by suspected militants near KakwaPhouoibiLampak under Singjamei police station in the Imphal West district on July 7-night.
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July - 7 
One KangleiYawolKannaLup (KYKL) cadre, KangujamSomendro alias Tony, was arrested from Lamlong on July 7.
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One KangleiYawolKannaLup (KYKL) cadre, KangujamSomendro alias Tony, was arrested from Lamlong on July 7.
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July - 7 
One KCP militant, LaithangbamImocha, was arrested along with a vehicle from his residence at HaobamMarakLeikai in the Imphal East district on July 7.
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One KCP militant, LaithangbamImocha, was arrested along with a vehicle from his residence at HaobamMarakLeikai in the Imphal East district on July 7.
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July - 7 
The Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) threatened to target residents of Heirok staying outside Heriok. The outfit is opposed to the decision of people at Heirok to arm themselves under Special Police Officers scheme.
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The Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) threatened to target residents of Heirok staying outside Heriok. The outfit is opposed to the decision of people at Heirok to arm themselves under Special Police Officers scheme.
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July - 7 
The Tripura Police and Assam Rifles personnel recovered six locally-made guns and four extra barrels belonging to the Borok National Council of Tripura (BNCT) group, during a joint search operation at Barcherra under Kanchanpur sub-division in the No
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The Tripura Police and Assam Rifles personnel recovered six locally-made guns and four extra barrels belonging to the Borok National Council of Tripura (BNCT) group, during a joint search operation at Barcherra under Kanchanpur sub-division in the North Tripura district on July 7. The search operation was reportedly carried out following the confession of a surrendered militant.
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July - 7 
The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) chairman ArabindaRajkhowa said that three pro- talks leaders of the ‘28 battalion’, Mrinal Hazarika, Moon Borah alias Jiten Dutta and Joon Sonowal alias Joon Bhuyan, were expelled from primary membership of
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The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) chairman ArabindaRajkhowa said that three pro- talks leaders of the ‘28 battalion’, Mrinal Hazarika, Moon Borah alias Jiten Dutta and Joon Sonowal alias Joon Bhuyan, were expelled from primary membership of the outfit for ‘anti-organisational’ activities and initiating talks with ‘colonial India’, reports Telegraph.
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July - 7 
Two PREPAK militants,WangkheirakpamTomba Singh alias Boy and MairenbamNingthem Singh alias Jivan, were arrested by the Bishnupur district police from Ningthou-khong Patton area on July 7, according to Sangai Express.
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Two PREPAK militants,WangkheirakpamTomba Singh alias Boy and MairenbamNingthem Singh alias Jivan, were arrested by the Bishnupur district police from Ningthou-khong Patton area on July 7, according to Sangai Express.
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July - 7 
Two unidentified militants shot at and wounded a person, AnoubamKanta Sharma, near his residence at NambolPhoijing Awang Leikai under Nambol police station in the Bishnupur district on July 7-evening.
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Two unidentified militants shot at and wounded a person, AnoubamKanta Sharma, near his residence at NambolPhoijing Awang Leikai under Nambol police station in the Bishnupur district on July 7-evening.
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July - 7 
Two United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants, Prasanna Bora and MintuBhuyan, were arrested by the Assam Police at Chardwar in the Sonitpur district on July 7-evening. They were arrested while coming to one Jayanta Sen Deka, a Congress party l
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Two United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants, Prasanna Bora and MintuBhuyan, were arrested by the Assam Police at Chardwar in the Sonitpur district on July 7-evening. They were arrested while coming to one Jayanta Sen Deka, a Congress party leader of the area, to extort money which was demanded a few days back by the outfit.
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July - 7 
A Pakistani paramilitary soldier was injured on July 7 when attackers from within Afghanistan shot at the Chartanna check-post in the Mohmand Agency of the FATA, Daily Times reported. According to sources, the security forces returned fire but the at
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A Pakistani paramilitary soldier was injured on July 7 when attackers from within Afghanistan shot at the Chartanna check-post in the Mohmand Agency of the FATA, Daily Times reported. According to sources, the security forces returned fire but the attackers escaped.
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July - 7 
A young girl was killed and 13 persons, including five policemen, sustained injuries in a bomb blast at Minan Chowk in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on July 7, Daily Times reported.
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A young girl was killed and 13 persons, including five policemen, sustained injuries in a bomb blast at Minan Chowk in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on July 7, Daily Times reported.
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July - 7 
According to Dawn, the local Taliban and tribal elders decided at a meeting on July 7 to expel Uzbek militants and their local collaborators from the areas of Ahmadzai Wazir tribe in South Waziristan. The meeting in Wana was attended by about 500 eld
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According to Dawn, the local Taliban and tribal elders decided at a meeting on July 7 to expel Uzbek militants and their local collaborators from the areas of Ahmadzai Wazir tribe in South Waziristan. The meeting in Wana was attended by about 500 elders and chieftans and representatives of the Taliban Shoora(executive council) from North Waziristan. "The grand jirga [council] of the Ahmedzai Wazirs has approved the agreement between [Ahmedzai Wazir chief] Maulvi Nazir and [Utmanzai Wazir chief] Mullah Gul Bahadar, allowing the two leaders to forge a unity against Mehsud," a tribal elder told Daily Times. Witnesses said that supporters of the pro-government militant commander Maulvi Mohammad Nazir detained tribal elder Malik Baa Khan after he opposed the participation of some Taliban in the jirga. Malik Baa was taken to a private Taliban jail and was released after he paid PKR 500,000. The jirga criticised recent attacks on Maulvi Nazir and the assassination of pro-government elders. It alleged that foreign elements, particularly the Uzbeks, were involved in the attacks. It endorsed the merger of the Taliban groups based in North and South Waziristan and backed the new outfit headed by Hafiz Gul Bahadur. It warned that anyone opposing the merger would be fined one million rupees and his house would be demolished. It was decided at the meeting that taxes would be levied on Government contactors and fruit exporters to finance the Taliban’s bill for securing peace in the Wazir-dominated areas.
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July - 7 
An unidentified assailants shot dead a Punjabi-speaking Shia lawyer, Ghulam Mustafa Qureshi, on the Jan Muhammad Road in Quetta on July 7. Amanullah Baloch, newly elected president of the Balochistan Bar Association, told Daily Times "Mustafa was a P
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An unidentified assailants shot dead a Punjabi-speaking Shia lawyer, Ghulam Mustafa Qureshi, on the Jan Muhammad Road in Quetta on July 7. Amanullah Baloch, newly elected president of the Balochistan Bar Association, told Daily Times "Mustafa was a Punjabi as well as a member of the Shia community. Thus, it is premature to say who could have killed him, but we hope that the government will take the culprits to task."
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July - 7 
At least 50 persons, including seven children, were injured in a series of seven low-intensity explosions in two busy neighbouring areas of Karachi on July 7, Daily Times reported. The blasts occurred within 90 minutes of each other, striking residen
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At least 50 persons, including seven children, were injured in a series of seven low-intensity explosions in two busy neighbouring areas of Karachi on July 7, Daily Times reported. The blasts occurred within 90 minutes of each other, striking residential and commercial areas. No deaths have been reported so far. Two of the blasts occurred in Banaras, injuring 16 people. The third explosion, which injured five people, ripped through a mini-truck in North Nazimabad. The fourth bomb was affixed to a motorcycle in the Qasba Colony. A fifth explosion occurred near a children’s school in Hyderi. A policeman was injured in the sixth blast in Manghopir. The seventh blast occurred in Pak Colony, injuring seven people. The Sindh Police Inspector General, Sallahuddin Babar Khattak, said the blasts were fairly mild. He told AFP "apparently the purpose was to create panic in the city. There is also a possibility that the people who planted the bombs wanted to fan ethnic tensions in the city." He also said that 150-200 grams of explosives were used in each blast. Khattak noted that the areas struck have a predominantly large Pakhtoon population and the headquarters of the Government’s coalition partner Awami National Party is located at Banaras Chowk. Rehman Malik, the prime minister’s adviser, was quoted by APP as saying that the blasts appeared to have been pre-planned and aimed at destabilising the city.
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July - 7 
Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on July 7 revealed that the Lashkar-e-Islam chief Mangal Bagh, who was involved in terrorist activities in the Khyber Agency, had assured the contesting candidates in the February 18, 2008 elections of success i
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Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on July 7 revealed that the Lashkar-e-Islam chief Mangal Bagh, who was involved in terrorist activities in the Khyber Agency, had assured the contesting candidates in the February 18, 2008 elections of success if they took oath of facilitating suicide bombing inside parliament, The News reported. "I can tell you with authority that Mangal Bagh assured the candidates that only those who pledged to help carry out suicide bombing on parliament would emerge victorious in the elections," the prime minister said while talking to newsmen on board a special plane en route to the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, to attend the D-8 summit.
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July - 7 
Taliban spokesman Haji Muslim Khan said he was satisfied with the talks. He said the Taliban would review the recommendations and proposal of the Nifaz-i-Sharia committee. He demanded immediate withdrawal of army from the area and said that 42 detain
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Taliban spokesman Haji Muslim Khan said he was satisfied with the talks. He said the Taliban would review the recommendations and proposal of the Nifaz-i-Sharia committee. He demanded immediate withdrawal of army from the area and said that 42 detained militants should be released. Muslim Khan added that the Taliban would abide by the agreement.
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July - 7 
The NWFP Government and the Tehrik-i-Taliban (TTP) agreed on July 7 to keep their agreement intact and carry forward the dialogue process for lasting peace in the Swat district, according to Dawn. Sources said that about six hours of talks were held
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The NWFP Government and the Tehrik-i-Taliban (TTP) agreed on July 7 to keep their agreement intact and carry forward the dialogue process for lasting peace in the Swat district, according to Dawn. Sources said that about six hours of talks were held in the Taliban office in Saidu Sharif and the two sides discussed each other’s reservations to some provisions of the May 21 accord and agreed that the dialogue would continue. Provincial minister Wajid Ali Khan told journalists that the talks were held in a cordial atmosphere and both sides put forward positive proposals. He said the Government would enforce Sharia (Islamic law) in Swat in three months and the Taliban would be given representation in the committee formed for the purpose. He said the administration would wind up ‘unnecessary’ check-posts and armed patrolling and display of arms would be stopped. He also stated that the Government would release the people associated with Taliban after studying their cases and necessary legal procedure. He said payment of compensation to the families affected by the operation had commenced on July 6.
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Unidentified armed men shot dead a religious leader in the Charbagh division of Swat district in the NWFP on July 7-night, police sources told Daily Times on July 8. Charbagh DarulUloom Administrator Maulvi Masood was killed in an ambush, the officia
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Unidentified armed men shot dead a religious leader in the Charbagh division of Swat district in the NWFP on July 7-night, police sources told Daily Times on July 8. Charbagh DarulUloom Administrator Maulvi Masood was killed in an ambush, the officials said.
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July - 7 
Issuing a press statement in Kathmandu, the CPN-UML denounced the murder of Bista and said, "The violent atrocities of Maoists, which are poised to form the government now, are yet to end and this will surely bring a crisis in the politics of consens
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Issuing a press statement in Kathmandu, the CPN-UML denounced the murder of Bista and said, "The violent atrocities of Maoists, which are poised to form the government now, are yet to end and this will surely bring a crisis in the politics of consensus." However, the Maoists claimed that the two accused are not their cadres.
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July - 7 
Nine ethnic organisations on July 7 demanded that Jhapa, Morang and Sunsari districts be merged and turned into an autonomous state, reports The Himalayan Times. This demand was made at a press conference organised by the PurwanchalTaraiAdibasi Allia
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Nine ethnic organisations on July 7 demanded that Jhapa, Morang and Sunsari districts be merged and turned into an autonomous state, reports The Himalayan Times. This demand was made at a press conference organised by the PurwanchalTaraiAdibasi Alliance (PTAA) in Damak. The PTAA, a network of Rajbanshi, Tajpuriya, Tharu, Meche, Dhimal, Santhal, Gangai, Urau and Majhi communities, threatened to launch a revolt if an autonomous state was declared, trampling on the rights of "the indigenous people" of the three districts.
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July - 7 
The indigenous Rajbanshi community has called for the establishment of Kochila Pradesh in the Terai parts of eastern Nepal districts where they form the majority, according to Nepal News. They have announced a series of protest programmes demanding t
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The indigenous Rajbanshi community has called for the establishment of Kochila Pradesh in the Terai parts of eastern Nepal districts where they form the majority, according to Nepal News. They have announced a series of protest programmes demanding the creation of a Kochila Pradesh with full autonomy. Activists of the Rajbanshi community said the demands for 'One Madhesh province' and 'Limbuwan Province' is entirely unacceptable to them as both don't recognise the autonomous Kochila Pradesh. Rajbanshi intellectuals said their demand for a separate autonomous province is valid and that historical evidences show that the south-eastern parts of Nepal which include Jhapa, Morang, Sunsari were part of the separate Koch Pradesh.
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July - 7 
The police on July 7 arrested Rohit Yadav, DipendraMehata and Amrit Gupta, students of the Mahendra Morang Campus, on the charge of extortion, Himalayan Times reports. Identifying themselves as cadres of the Goit faction of the JanatantrikTarai Mukti
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The police on July 7 arrested Rohit Yadav, DipendraMehata and Amrit Gupta, students of the Mahendra Morang Campus, on the charge of extortion, Himalayan Times reports. Identifying themselves as cadres of the Goit faction of the JanatantrikTarai Mukti Morcha (JTMM-Goit), the three had been threatening teachers, campus chief and officials of other educational institutions over phone and extorting from them. They were arrested while extorting NR 51000 in donation from the owner of the Biratnagar-based Maske Book Shop. The three confessed to threatening chief of the Mahendra Morang Campus, Pawan Karna, and one Dipak Pokharel.
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July - 7 
The YCL cadres obstructed the East-West Highway at Inaruwa in the Sunsari district on July 7 protesting the Madhesi People’s Rights Forum’s (MPRF) activists attack on the YCL office, reportedKantipuronline. The MPRF and the YCL cadres have been quarr
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The YCL cadres obstructed the East-West Highway at Inaruwa in the Sunsari district on July 7 protesting the Madhesi People’s Rights Forum’s (MPRF) activists attack on the YCL office, reportedKantipuronline. The MPRF and the YCL cadres have been quarrelling since three days after the MPRF activists found fertilizers at the houses of farmers, which is prohibited as per the agreement signed between the two parties.
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July - 7 
At least nine LTTE militants were killed and 14 others injured during three separate clashes with the troops in the Palamoddai and Navvi areas of Vavuniya district on July 7.
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At least nine LTTE militants were killed and 14 others injured during three separate clashes with the troops in the Palamoddai and Navvi areas of Vavuniya district on July 7.
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July - 7 
Colombo Page reports that Sri Lanka Army reopened the Omanthai entry/exit point, the southernmost entrance between the cleared areas (area under Government control) and the non-liberated areas (area not under Government control) in the Northern Provi
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Colombo Page reports that Sri Lanka Army reopened the Omanthai entry/exit point, the southernmost entrance between the cleared areas (area under Government control) and the non-liberated areas (area not under Government control) in the Northern Province, at 3.15 pm (SST). According to the defence sources, the ICRC officials also opened their offices at the point. The entry/ exit point remained closed since July 1 as the ICRC officials opted to close their offices on security reasons claiming that Sri Lanka Air Force had carried out air raids at LTTE targets located close to their offices in the area.
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July - 7 
Five LTTE militants were injured in clashes with the SFs in the Muhamalai area of Jaffna district. Elsewhere, one soldier was wounded in an anti-personnel mine (APM) explosion in the Eluttumadduwal area. Similarly, one soldier sustained injuries in a
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Five LTTE militants were injured in clashes with the SFs in the Muhamalai area of Jaffna district. Elsewhere, one soldier was wounded in an anti-personnel mine (APM) explosion in the Eluttumadduwal area. Similarly, one soldier sustained injuries in an LTTE-triggered APM explosion at Moddai in the Vavuniya district.
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July - 7 
Four LTTE militants were killed and 10 others sustained injuries during clashes with the troops in the area north of Janakapura, Kiriibbanwewa and Andankulam. Two soldiers were wounded in these clashes.
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Four LTTE militants were killed and 10 others sustained injuries during clashes with the troops in the area north of Janakapura, Kiriibbanwewa and Andankulam. Two soldiers were wounded in these clashes.
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July - 7 
Media Minister Lakshman YapaAbeywardene said on July 7 that there could be a terrorist attack in the country within the next 48 hours, according to Daily News. He said intelligence agencies have informed the Government of possible terrorist attacks w
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Media Minister Lakshman YapaAbeywardene said on July 7 that there could be a terrorist attack in the country within the next 48 hours, according to Daily News. He said intelligence agencies have informed the Government of possible terrorist attacks within the next 48 hours and all police stations and army camps have been put on alert. Police said they have received information that the LTTE is planning attacks in the South, Colombo Page added.
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July - 7 
On the same day, one soldier was killed and another injured in an LTTE attack in the Muhamalai area of Jaffna district. Similarly, another soldier was killed by the militants at Puthukulam in the Mannar district.
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On the same day, one soldier was killed and another injured in an LTTE attack in the Muhamalai area of Jaffna district. Similarly, another soldier was killed by the militants at Puthukulam in the Mannar district.
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July - 7 
One LTTE combat trouser, one LTTE pack and parts of one hand-held radio set were recovered during search operations conducted by the troops in the Ariyamankerni area of Trincomalee district.
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One LTTE combat trouser, one LTTE pack and parts of one hand-held radio set were recovered during search operations conducted by the troops in the Ariyamankerni area of Trincomalee district.
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July - 7 
The government on July 7 insisted that any future peace talks would take place with the participation of all Tamil political parties in the country and not solely with the LTTE, according to South Asian Media Net. Government maintained that the LTTE
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The government on July 7 insisted that any future peace talks would take place with the participation of all Tamil political parties in the country and not solely with the LTTE, according to South Asian Media Net. Government maintained that the LTTE would have to accept the condition as it (LTTE); was not the sole representative of the Tamil people. The LTTE, however, ruled out such a possibility stating that it would enter negotiations with only the Government, through the facilitation of the Norwegians and not with the presence of any other political party in the country. “The LTTE has been fighting for the rights of the Tamils. Such a condition laid down by the Government is just another tactic to evade peace talks”, LTTE military spokesperson RasiahIlanthirayan said.
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July - 7 
The security forces (SFs) also killed two LTTE militants in the Mannar district.
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The security forces (SFs) also killed two LTTE militants in the Mannar district.
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July - 7 
The SFs neutralised an LTTE bunker at Kovitkanchikulam in the Vavuniya district.
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The SFs neutralised an LTTE bunker at Kovitkanchikulam in the Vavuniya district.
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July - 8 
A militant of the Kuki Revolutionary Army-Unification (KRA-U), identified as Wahengbam Sunil Singh, was arrested from KhuraiSajorLeikai on July 8.
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A militant of the Kuki Revolutionary Army-Unification (KRA-U), identified as Wahengbam Sunil Singh, was arrested from KhuraiSajorLeikai on July 8.
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July - 8 
Army recovered fuse wires and one kilogram of RDX from one Siddique Ali of Kumarkata village in the Goalpara district on July 8.
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Army recovered fuse wires and one kilogram of RDX from one Siddique Ali of Kumarkata village in the Goalpara district on July 8.
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July - 8 
Around 5,000 people gathered at an auditorium in Kakopathar of Tinsukia district to endorse the path of peace chosen by a section of the United Liberation Front of Asom’s (ULFA) 28 battalion.
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Around 5,000 people gathered at an auditorium in Kakopathar of Tinsukia district to endorse the path of peace chosen by a section of the United Liberation Front of Asom’s (ULFA) 28 battalion.
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July - 8 
Assam Rifles arrested one PULF cadre, Akif alias Sadam alias Michael, from Yambem under Yairipok police station.
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Assam Rifles arrested one PULF cadre, Akif alias Sadam alias Michael, from Yambem under Yairipok police station.
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July - 8 
IANS reports that 11 wagons of an iron-ore laden goods train were derailed on July 8 at a stretch between Dantewada and Kamaloor railway stations in the Dantewada district after suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres uprooted t
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IANS reports that 11 wagons of an iron-ore laden goods train were derailed on July 8 at a stretch between Dantewada and Kamaloor railway stations in the Dantewada district after suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres uprooted the rail tracks. The wagons of the train bound for Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh came down from a small bridge. The derailment has totally stooped iron ore transportation from Dantewada’s Kirandul base to the Andhra Pradesh port city.
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July - 8 
On July 8, Home Minister RamvicharNetam announced in the Legislative Assembly that 34 Maoists were killed and 119 arrested in the State in the first six months of 2008.
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On July 8, Home Minister RamvicharNetam announced in the Legislative Assembly that 34 Maoists were killed and 119 arrested in the State in the first six months of 2008.
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July - 8 
On July 8, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a civilian and injured another at Marikal village of PeddaKothapallymandal (administrative division) in the Mahabubnagar district. According to report, Maoists came to the house of a
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On July 8, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a civilian and injured another at Marikal village of PeddaKothapallymandal (administrative division) in the Mahabubnagar district. According to report, Maoists came to the house of a registered medical practitioner, identified as Niranjan, looking for his son-in-law Azim. In the ensuing scuffle, Azim was killed and Niranjan was injured. Over six months back, the Andhra Pradesh Police had declared the district as "Maoist-free".
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July - 8 
One handyman of a truck was abducted by unidentified militants from Changoupokpi area under Kangpokpi police station along the National Highway-39 on July 8.
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One handyman of a truck was abducted by unidentified militants from Changoupokpi area under Kangpokpi police station along the National Highway-39 on July 8.
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July - 8 
One National Socialist Council of Nagaland–Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadre, PukhrambamSheitya-bantaKhuman alias Gogo, was arrested from Checkon in the Imphal East district. Three receipt books and some extortion letters of the outfit were recovered from his
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One National Socialist Council of Nagaland–Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadre, PukhrambamSheitya-bantaKhuman alias Gogo, was arrested from Checkon in the Imphal East district. Three receipt books and some extortion letters of the outfit were recovered from his possession on July 8.
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July - 8 
One People's United Liberation Front (PULF) cadre, KaspurAzamal, was arrested by the Imphal East district police from Thambalkhong area on July 8. One Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) cadre, Tongbram Sana, was also arrested from Lamlong.
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One People's United Liberation Front (PULF) cadre, KaspurAzamal, was arrested by the Imphal East district police from Thambalkhong area on July 8. One Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) cadre, Tongbram Sana, was also arrested from Lamlong.
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July - 8 
One person was killed and another suffered serious injuries after suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres opened fire at them at Marikal village in the Mahabubnagar district on July 8, reports The Hindu. The victims, identified
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One person was killed and another suffered serious injuries after suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres opened fire at them at Marikal village in the Mahabubnagar district on July 8, reports The Hindu. The victims, identified as Azeem and Niranjan were attending a function in the village.
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July - 8 
One suspected People's United Liberation Front (PULF) militant was shot dead by the Imphal East district police commandoes during an encounter at KeiraoLaphupat on July 8-night, reports Assam Tribune.
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One suspected People's United Liberation Front (PULF) militant was shot dead by the Imphal East district police commandoes during an encounter at KeiraoLaphupat on July 8-night, reports Assam Tribune.
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July - 8 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) belonging to the Janata Dal-United, Ramesh Singh Munda, along with his two bodyguards and a teenaged boy at the sub-divisional town of Bundu
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) belonging to the Janata Dal-United, Ramesh Singh Munda, along with his two bodyguards and a teenaged boy at the sub-divisional town of Bundu in the Ranchi district on July 8, reports Times of India. The MLA was distributing prizes to students at the S. S. College when the incident occurred. Maoists, numbering around 12, first killed one of the three security guards, Shiv Nath Minj, outside the hall where the ceremony was under way. They then barged in and fired bullets killing Munda and his other bodyguard Khurshid Alam. A student was caught in the firing and died after being hit by a bullet. Munda's third bodyguard, Shesh Nath Singh, who survived, said that the entire attack was over within 10 minutes.
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July - 8 
The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) has accused that the massive daily intrusion of fishermen from Tamil Nadu in southern India into the Sri Lankan waters very near Mannar and Jaffna is posing a major security threat to north Sri Lanka. "They not only poach fis
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The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) has accused that the massive daily intrusion of fishermen from Tamil Nadu in southern India into the Sri Lankan waters very near Mannar and Jaffna is posing a major security threat to north Sri Lanka. "They not only poach fish, but smuggle in fuel and other war-like material for the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam)," SLN spokesman Commodore DKP Dassanayake told New Indian Express in Colombo on July 8. For example, between June 6, 2007 and July 7, 2008, as many as 6,839 Indian fishing boats were seen off the north Sri Lankan coast, especially Thalaimannar, Pesalai and Delft island, he said, adding that "These boats carry fuel, bicycle balls and explosives for the LTTE. Several of them have been seen heading towards Vedithalthivu and other places, presently under the control of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. We also learn that each boat gives 20 litres of fuel as a bribe to the LTTE to be able to fish in this area. Just imagine the amount of fuel that the LTTE must be getting on a daily basis from these fishermen."
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July - 8 
Three All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AANLA) militants, including a woman, were arrested by Bokajan police from Baghjan on July 8, reports Telegraph. They were identified as Arti Kujur, Madan Karmakar and Jamal Ali. Arti was involved in the Raj
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Three All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AANLA) militants, including a woman, were arrested by Bokajan police from Baghjan on July 8, reports Telegraph. They were identified as Arti Kujur, Madan Karmakar and Jamal Ali. Arti was involved in the Rajdhani Express bomb blast in early 2008.
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July - 8 
Two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants were killed in an encounter with the security forces (SFs) at Shumriyal village in the Kupwara district on July 8, according to Daily Excelsior. However, three others managed to escape from the incident site. SFs r
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Two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants were killed in an encounter with the security forces (SFs) at Shumriyal village in the Kupwara district on July 8, according to Daily Excelsior. However, three others managed to escape from the incident site. SFs recovered four AK-47 rifles from the encounter site.
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Two school children, identified as AkoijamAjoy alias Abungcha and AkoijamBipinchandra Singh, were kidnapped by the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) militants on July 8-afternoon. Bipinchandra’s mother, Ak OngbiMedha, said that Gene
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Two school children, identified as AkoijamAjoy alias Abungcha and AkoijamBipinchandra Singh, were kidnapped by the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) militants on July 8-afternoon. Bipinchandra’s mother, Ak OngbiMedha, said that General Secretary group of the PREPAK spoke to her on the telephone on July 9-night telling her that the boys were in their confinement. The militants also told her that both the boys had voluntarily joined the outfit.
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July - 8 
Two suspected People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadres were shot dead by troops of the Assam Rifles at ArongNongmaikhong under Kumbi police station in the Bishnupur district on July 8, reports Imphal Free Press. A hand grenade and o
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Two suspected People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadres were shot dead by troops of the Assam Rifles at ArongNongmaikhong under Kumbi police station in the Bishnupur district on July 8, reports Imphal Free Press. A hand grenade and one 9-mm pistol loaded with four rounds of ammunition were recovered from his possession.
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July - 8 
18 boys, aged 12-18, have been abducted from the Charbagh during the last week. The families of the boys informed the media about the kidnappings and suspect militants are carrying out abductions to use the boys for suicide attacks.
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18 boys, aged 12-18, have been abducted from the Charbagh during the last week. The families of the boys informed the media about the kidnappings and suspect militants are carrying out abductions to use the boys for suicide attacks.
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July - 8 
A bomb blast in a residential area of the agency headquarters in Bajaur partially damaged a house. There were no reports of any casualties.
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A bomb blast in a residential area of the agency headquarters in Bajaur partially damaged a house. There were no reports of any casualties.
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July - 8 
A three-member delegation of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazlur Rehman faction) led by Mufti Mohammad Ejaz reached the Tirah Valley on July 8 to broker a ceasefire between the LI and Ansarul Islam, Dawn reported.
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A three-member delegation of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazlur Rehman faction) led by Mufti Mohammad Ejaz reached the Tirah Valley on July 8 to broker a ceasefire between the LI and Ansarul Islam, Dawn reported.
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July - 8 
Elsewhere in the FATA, the local Taliban on July 8 took possession of two girls’ primary schools in the Charmang area of Nawagai sub-division in the Bajaur Agency and announced the conversion of these schools into madrassas (seminaries). The Taliban
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Elsewhere in the FATA, the local Taliban on July 8 took possession of two girls’ primary schools in the Charmang area of Nawagai sub-division in the Bajaur Agency and announced the conversion of these schools into madrassas (seminaries). The Taliban captured Government Girls Primary School Manugi and Government Girls Primary School AzgharCharmang.
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July - 8 
In an incident in DeraBugti, unidentified gunmen attacked a security guard of Mir AhmedanBugti, a member of the National Assembly.
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In an incident in DeraBugti, unidentified gunmen attacked a security guard of Mir AhmedanBugti, a member of the National Assembly.
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July - 8 
In the provincial capital Quetta, police on July 8 arrested two alleged militants involved in firing on police teams. Two pistols were seized from their possession.
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In the provincial capital Quetta, police on July 8 arrested two alleged militants involved in firing on police teams. Two pistols were seized from their possession.
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July - 8 
LI chief Mangal Bagh told a jirga (council), “I will not resist security forces and continue support to the government. The LI will not engage in any act that affects the writ of the state and will only carry out activities concerning the Afridi trib
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LI chief Mangal Bagh told a jirga (council), “I will not resist security forces and continue support to the government. The LI will not engage in any act that affects the writ of the state and will only carry out activities concerning the Afridi tribes.”
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July - 8 
Mangal Bagh denied the involvement of LI in the July 8-attack on a security forces’ convoy in Khyber Agency, Daily Times reported. In a statement, he said those responsible should be given exemplary punishment.
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Mangal Bagh denied the involvement of LI in the July 8-attack on a security forces’ convoy in Khyber Agency, Daily Times reported. In a statement, he said those responsible should be given exemplary punishment.
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July - 8 
The banned Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) deputy chief Misri Khan condemned the attack, calling it an attempt to sabotage the peace process in Bara.
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The banned Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) deputy chief Misri Khan condemned the attack, calling it an attempt to sabotage the peace process in Bara.
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July - 8 
The Federal Information and Broadcasting Minister Sherry Rehman is currently a prime target for terrorists and the Interior Ministry has advised her to restrict her public movements in light of the threat to her life, Daily Times reported. According
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The Federal Information and Broadcasting Minister Sherry Rehman is currently a prime target for terrorists and the Interior Ministry has advised her to restrict her public movements in light of the threat to her life, Daily Times reported. According to a Dawn News report, official sources have said that the Interior Ministry has informed the Information Ministry that she is on the hit list of a would-be suicide bomber.
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July - 8 
The Tehrik-i-Taliban (TTP) threatened on July 8 to carry out suicide attacks in major cities of the country, The News reported. The threat from the militants came after a US unidentified aerial vehicle (UAV) hit yet another town of Bajaur Agency on J
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The Tehrik-i-Taliban (TTP) threatened on July 8 to carry out suicide attacks in major cities of the country, The News reported. The threat from the militants came after a US unidentified aerial vehicle (UAV) hit yet another town of Bajaur Agency on July 8. “This latest US attack in Khar (Bajaur Agency) by US Predator proved that Pakistan is continuously supporting the US air strikes on its territory. We will avenge the killing of our innocent people by the Pakistani security forces and will launch suicide attacks in important cities of the country,” Maulvi Omar, a TTP spokesman, warned. He said a woman sustained injures and two cattle were killed when a US UAV reportedly fired “Hellfire” missile on a house owned by one local tribesman Subhan Khan in Khar, headquarters of the Bajaur Agency. Omar said they had already suspended the peace talks with the Government after the latter failed to stop action against the Taliban in various parts of the FATA and the settled districts of the NWFP. He said the Government, on the one hand, had been giving an impression to the people that it wanted to restore peace in the country through negotiations and peace agreements with the militants but on the other it was still supporting the American forces in Afghanistan to continue attacks in the tribal areas. “We know very well that Pakistani officials have been providing information to the US forces on the whereabouts of our important people and our centres in the tribal areas. If the US troops target us, we will target the Pakistani soldiers and hit their important installations in Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, etc,” said Omar. He added that though the TTP did not claim responsibility for the recent suicide attack in Islamabad, but it was carried out by their like-minded people who were still angry at the military operation against the Lal Masjid and the Jamia Hafsa in which, according to him, hundreds of students were ruthlessly killed. About the Karachi bomb blasts, the TTP spokesman said the attacks were carried out by the Government only to malign the militants and Pakhtuns living in Karachi.
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July - 8 
Two security force personnel were injured when a landmine exploded in the Suhbatpur area of Jaffarabad district on July 8-morning, Dawn reported. According to the police, Frontier Corps personnel were patrolling the area when the landmine exploded da
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Two security force personnel were injured when a landmine exploded in the Suhbatpur area of Jaffarabad district on July 8-morning, Dawn reported. According to the police, Frontier Corps personnel were patrolling the area when the landmine exploded damaging their vehicle.
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July - 8 
Unidentified men on July 8 blew up a gas pipeline in Nasser Shak in the Jacobabad district of Sindh province, according to Daily Times. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported. Supervisory Police Officer, Asghar Ali Shah, said that the pipe
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Unidentified men on July 8 blew up a gas pipeline in Nasser Shak in the Jacobabad district of Sindh province, according to Daily Times. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported. Supervisory Police Officer, Asghar Ali Shah, said that the pipeline blown up by terrorists was not in use and had been closed for some time.
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July - 8 
Unidentified militants killed five security force personnel and injured three others while attacking their vehicle in the Bara sub-division of Khyber Agency on July 8, according to Daily Times. There were unconfirmed reports about the death of a mili
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Unidentified militants killed five security force personnel and injured three others while attacking their vehicle in the Bara sub-division of Khyber Agency on July 8, according to Daily Times. There were unconfirmed reports about the death of a militant in retaliatory fire, whose body was taken away by the militants.
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July - 8 
A woman, Radhika Baniya,an employee of the Himalayan Snacks and Noodles Pvt. Ltd, was injured after an YCL cadre, Min Raj Khatri, assaulted her. Khatri was angry after agitating factory workers foiled his attempts to allow Gautam Prasad Gautam of the
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A woman, Radhika Baniya,an employee of the Himalayan Snacks and Noodles Pvt. Ltd, was injured after an YCL cadre, Min Raj Khatri, assaulted her. Khatri was angry after agitating factory workers foiled his attempts to allow Gautam Prasad Gautam of the management to enter into the factory. A group 90 sacked workers had padlocked the factory's main gate, demanding reinstatement.
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July - 8 
A Young Communist League (YCL) cadre, Rajendra Shah of Dumri-4, was abducted and subsequently killed by an unidentified group of assailants on July 8, reports The Himalayan Times. The assailants abducted him from the Barha Bigha area of RamnagarMirch
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A Young Communist League (YCL) cadre, Rajendra Shah of Dumri-4, was abducted and subsequently killed by an unidentified group of assailants on July 8, reports The Himalayan Times. The assailants abducted him from the Barha Bigha area of RamnagarMirchaiya in the afternoon and his dead body was later found in Radhopur-9 at around 7:00 pm (NST), police said. A leader of an armed agitating group owned up the killing saying Shah was killed for his involvement in abduction and donation drive.
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July - 8 
Talking to reporters after a meeting of the seven parties in Singha Durbar, the CPN-Maoist chairman Prachanda said the parties had achieved a major breakthrough by reaching a consensus on the Madhesi parties' demands and that this development had pav
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Talking to reporters after a meeting of the seven parties in Singha Durbar, the CPN-Maoist chairman Prachanda said the parties had achieved a major breakthrough by reaching a consensus on the Madhesi parties' demands and that this development had paved the way for formation of a new Government, reports Nepal News. "New Government will be in place within a week," he said. Asked whether there was any change regarding his proposed premiership, the Maoist leader said, "It's not an issue whether I lead the Government or not." He further said the Nepali Congress should also join the Government as no political party should be in the opposition in the Constituent Assembly whose main task is to write a constitution.
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July - 8 
The KirantJanabadi Workers Party (KJWP) has intensified its activities in the Bhojpur district. The KJWP workers set ablaze the furniture and documents of three Village Development Committees (VDCs) in the southern part of the district, including Bhu
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The KirantJanabadi Workers Party (KJWP) has intensified its activities in the Bhojpur district. The KJWP workers set ablaze the furniture and documents of three Village Development Committees (VDCs) in the southern part of the district, including Bhu, WajingTharpu and Thidkinkha VDCs, the Bhojpur District Police Office said
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July - 8 
The Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal said it wanted the CPN-Maoist to form the new Government at the earliest, according to The Himalayan Times. "We believe that the Maoists should lead the new Government and we fully support that. They should be all
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The Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal said it wanted the CPN-Maoist to form the new Government at the earliest, according to The Himalayan Times. "We believe that the Maoists should lead the new Government and we fully support that. They should be allowed to form a new Government without any condition," the party’s chairman Kamal Thapa said.
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July - 8 
A senior leader of the Janajuddha faction of the banned PurbaBanglar Communist Party (PBCP) was killed on July 8 during an encounter with the police personnel at Taherhuda village in the Jhenidah district, reports Daily Star. The slain extremist, Abs
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A senior leader of the Janajuddha faction of the banned PurbaBanglar Communist Party (PBCP) was killed on July 8 during an encounter with the police personnel at Taherhuda village in the Jhenidah district, reports Daily Star. The slain extremist, Absal Hossain, was a close aide of slain PBCP chief Dada Tapan, police sources said. Absal Hossain had been arrested earlier on that day from Taherhuda village and was accompanying the police for recovery of arms when the encounter occurred. Two police constables were also injured in the incident. A revolver, a light gun and eight rounds of bullets were recovered from the encounter site.
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July - 8 
An LTTE logistic base, three-km southwest of Paranthan in the Kilinochchi district, was neutralised by the Sri Lanka Air Force fighter jets.
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An LTTE logistic base, three-km southwest of Paranthan in the Kilinochchi district, was neutralised by the Sri Lanka Air Force fighter jets.
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July - 8 
At least eight Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed as the troops neutralised one bunker at Periyavalayankadu in the Vavuniya district on July 8, Sri Lanka Army reported.
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At least eight Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed as the troops neutralised one bunker at Periyavalayankadu in the Vavuniya district on July 8, Sri Lanka Army reported.
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July - 8 
Head of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM), Tryggve Tellefsen, has reportedly arranged a meeting between commanders of the Sri Lanka armed forces and leaders of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Trincomalee on July 8 to discuss, amo
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Head of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM), Tryggve Tellefsen, has reportedly arranged a meeting between commanders of the Sri Lanka armed forces and leaders of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Trincomalee on July 8 to discuss, among other things, the situation in the district and the alleged cease-fire violations by LTTE. The meeting is scheduled to be held in the ‘no-man’s-area’ of Muttur in the same district.
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July - 8 
In the Palamoddai area, the troops neutralised one more LTTE bunker. One militant was killed while at least three others were wounded in the incident.
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In the Palamoddai area, the troops neutralised one more LTTE bunker. One militant was killed while at least three others were wounded in the incident.
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July - 8 
On the same day, another soldier was killed while three others sustained injuries when the LTTE militants fired mortars in the Muhamalai and Nagarkovil areas of Jaffna district.
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On the same day, another soldier was killed while three others sustained injuries when the LTTE militants fired mortars in the Muhamalai and Nagarkovil areas of Jaffna district.
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July - 8 
The Parliament on July 8 extended the state of emergency by another month, Colombo Page reported. Prime Minister RatnasiriWickremanayake informed the Parliament while moving the motion that 112 SF personnel and 43 civilians were killed and 793 SF per
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The Parliament on July 8 extended the state of emergency by another month, Colombo Page reported. Prime Minister RatnasiriWickremanayake informed the Parliament while moving the motion that 112 SF personnel and 43 civilians were killed and 793 SF personnel and 61 civilians were injured in June 2008.
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July - 8 
The security forces (SFs) captured three LTTE bunkers in the area north of Janakapura in Vavuniya district killing one militant and injuring four others. Similarly, the SFs neutralised three more bunkers in the same area killing an unspecified number
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The security forces (SFs) captured three LTTE bunkers in the area north of Janakapura in Vavuniya district killing one militant and injuring four others. Similarly, the SFs neutralised three more bunkers in the same area killing an unspecified number of militants while inflicting injuries to three others.
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July - 8 
The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) has accused that the massive daily intrusion of fishermen from Tamil Nadu in southern India into the Sri Lankan waters very near Mannar and Jaffna is posing a major security threat to north Sri Lanka. "They not only poach fis
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The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) has accused that the massive daily intrusion of fishermen from Tamil Nadu in southern India into the Sri Lankan waters very near Mannar and Jaffna is posing a major security threat to north Sri Lanka. "They not only poach fish, but smuggle in fuel and other war-like material for the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam)," SLN spokesman Commodore DKP Dassanayake told New Indian Express in Colombo on July 8. For example, between June 6, 2007 and July 7, 2008, as many as 6,839 Indian fishing boats were seen off the north Sri Lankan coast, especially Thalaimannar, Pesalai and Delft island, he said, adding that "These boats carry fuel, bicycle balls and explosives for the LTTE. Several of them have been seen heading towards Vedithalthivu and other places, presently under the control of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. We also learn that each boat gives 20 litres of fuel as a bribe to the LTTE to be able to fish in this area. Just imagine the amount of fuel that the LTTE must be getting on a daily basis from these fishermen."
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July - 8 
The troops confronted with the LTTE militants in the Kiriibbanwewa, north of Janakapura and Kamalmunai areas and killed three of them while injuring at least 16 others. One soldier was also killed while two more sustained injuries in the fighting.
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The troops confronted with the LTTE militants in the Kiriibbanwewa, north of Janakapura and Kamalmunai areas and killed three of them while injuring at least 16 others. One soldier was also killed while two more sustained injuries in the fighting.
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July - 8 
The troops neutralised an LTTE bunker in the north of Kiriibbanwewa in the Vavuniya district injuring three militants.
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The troops neutralised an LTTE bunker in the north of Kiriibbanwewa in the Vavuniya district injuring three militants.
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July - 8 
The troops recovered one pouch, one 9-V battery, four T-56 magazines and 39 T-56 ammunition rounds from the Ariyamankerni area of Trincomalee district. Similarly, the SFs recovered 30 APMs from the Dangeliyadda area of Batticaloa district.
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The troops recovered one pouch, one 9-V battery, four T-56 magazines and 39 T-56 ammunition rounds from the Ariyamankerni area of Trincomalee district. Similarly, the SFs recovered 30 APMs from the Dangeliyadda area of Batticaloa district.
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July - 8 
Three soldiers were injured in explosions of anti-personnel mines (APMs) in the Kilaly, Eluttumadduwal and Eachalarakkai areas of Jaffna district.
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Three soldiers were injured in explosions of anti-personnel mines (APMs) in the Kilaly, Eluttumadduwal and Eachalarakkai areas of Jaffna district.
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July - 8 
Two soldiers were killed and another injured during an exchange of fire which ensued after the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants fired upon a group of soldiers who were on a foot patrol in the Arsadikulam area of Vavuniya district on
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Two soldiers were killed and another injured during an exchange of fire which ensued after the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants fired upon a group of soldiers who were on a foot patrol in the Arsadikulam area of Vavuniya district on July 8, reports Sri Lanka Army.
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July - 9 
A Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant, identified as Abu Farhat of Pakistan, was killed in an encounter with the security forces at Shog Baba in the Bandipora area. However, two of his associates managed to escape from the incident site.
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A Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant, identified as Abu Farhat of Pakistan, was killed in an encounter with the security forces at Shog Baba in the Bandipora area. However, two of his associates managed to escape from the incident site.
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July - 9 
According to Daily Excelsior, militants ambushed a Police party at Kralgund in the Kupwara district on July 9, killing one Head Constable, Irfan Ahmed, and injuring another, Muzaffar Hussain Khan.
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According to Daily Excelsior, militants ambushed a Police party at Kralgund in the Kupwara district on July 9, killing one Head Constable, Irfan Ahmed, and injuring another, Muzaffar Hussain Khan.
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July - 9 
Another student, YengkhomLanchenba, who was abducted by two unidentified militants from the Thangal Bazaar area in the Imphal West district, managed to escape from the militants’ confinement on July 9.
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Another student, YengkhomLanchenba, who was abducted by two unidentified militants from the Thangal Bazaar area in the Imphal West district, managed to escape from the militants’ confinement on July 9.
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July - 9 
In the capital city of Srinagar, militants lobbed a grenade on a Central Reserve Police Force formation in the Saraf Kadal area, causing injuries to a shopkeeper, namely Ghulam Hassan Baba.
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In the capital city of Srinagar, militants lobbed a grenade on a Central Reserve Police Force formation in the Saraf Kadal area, causing injuries to a shopkeeper, namely Ghulam Hassan Baba.
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July - 9 
LeT militants - Mohammad Amin Beg and his Pakistani associate Abu Qari - were killed in an encounter with the troops at Sumriyal forest in the Kupwara district, Tribune reported. Four AK rifles, 16 magazines, 429 rounds of ammunition, five UBGL grena
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LeT militants - Mohammad Amin Beg and his Pakistani associate Abu Qari - were killed in an encounter with the troops at Sumriyal forest in the Kupwara district, Tribune reported. Four AK rifles, 16 magazines, 429 rounds of ammunition, five UBGL grenades and seven maps were recovered from the slain militants.
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July - 9 
Maoist posters in the name of the outfit’s Krishnapatti area committee ‘secretary’ Vikram appeared on July 9 at Machavarammandalin the Guntur district. The posters warned the MachavaramZilla Parishad Territorial Committee (ZPTC) [local government ins
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Maoist posters in the name of the outfit’s Krishnapatti area committee ‘secretary’ Vikram appeared on July 9 at Machavarammandalin the Guntur district. The posters warned the MachavaramZilla Parishad Territorial Committee (ZPTC) [local government institution] member KonankiVenkateswarulu alias Busaiah that he would be brought before the Praja (people’s) court for his extortionist tactics and for working as a police informer.
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July - 9 
Nagaland Post quoting police source reports that two National Socialist Council of Nagaland– Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadres, Khuzheto and HokiyeYeptho, were abducted and later shot dead by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland–Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) mi
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Nagaland Post quoting police source reports that two National Socialist Council of Nagaland– Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadres, Khuzheto and HokiyeYeptho, were abducted and later shot dead by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland–Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants at Diphupar village in the Dimapur district on July 9-morning.
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July - 9 
On July 9-night, security forces evicted militants of the Black Widow (BW) group who were taking shelter along with the NSCN-K militants in camps at Athibung forest in the Peren district along the Assam-Nagaland border, according to Telegraph.
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On July 9-night, security forces evicted militants of the Black Widow (BW) group who were taking shelter along with the NSCN-K militants in camps at Athibung forest in the Peren district along the Assam-Nagaland border, according to Telegraph.
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July - 9 
One Central Reserve Police Force trooper, Deepak Kumar Mandal, was killed and four others injured when the Black Widow (BW) militants opened fire on them near Maibong in the North Cachar Hills district on July 9-morning, according to Assam Tribune.
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One Central Reserve Police Force trooper, Deepak Kumar Mandal, was killed and four others injured when the Black Widow (BW) militants opened fire on them near Maibong in the North Cachar Hills district on July 9-morning, according to Assam Tribune.
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July - 9 
Police arrested Muhammad Naseem, an over ground worker of a militant outfit, who is believed to be an activist of the People’s Democratic Party in the Mendhar sub-division of Poonch district.
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Police arrested Muhammad Naseem, an over ground worker of a militant outfit, who is believed to be an activist of the People’s Democratic Party in the Mendhar sub-division of Poonch district.
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July - 9 
The NSCN-K sources claimed that a combined force of Assam Rifles, India Reserve Battalion, Nagaland Police and Peren district administration raided the outfit’s designated camp at Athibung on July 9.
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The NSCN-K sources claimed that a combined force of Assam Rifles, India Reserve Battalion, Nagaland Police and Peren district administration raided the outfit’s designated camp at Athibung on July 9.
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July - 9 
The NSCN-K sources claimed that three NSCN-IM cadres were also killed in the clash.
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The NSCN-K sources claimed that three NSCN-IM cadres were also killed in the clash.
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July - 9 
The Tamil Nadu (TN) Government is working on a technical system to track and communicate with Indian fishing trawlers, with the aim of preventing them from straying into Sri Lankan waters and avoiding incidents involving the Sri Lankan Navy or the Li
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The Tamil Nadu (TN) Government is working on a technical system to track and communicate with Indian fishing trawlers, with the aim of preventing them from straying into Sri Lankan waters and avoiding incidents involving the Sri Lankan Navy or the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). An unnamed official sourcetold New Indian Express on July 9 that the technical and the funding aspects of the system were being discussed.
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July - 9 
A 400-strong force of Taliban militants laid siege to a police station in Hangu in the NWFP on July 9 after the arrest of seven of their associates by security agencies, Dawn reported. According to officials, 35 policemen were present in the Doaba st
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A 400-strong force of Taliban militants laid siege to a police station in Hangu in the NWFP on July 9 after the arrest of seven of their associates by security agencies, Dawn reported. According to officials, 35 policemen were present in the Doaba station when militants encircled it. Heavily-armed Taliban militants were reportedly seen patrolling the Doaba bazaar and taking positions to counter any operation by the security forces. A military spokesman said that an army battalion had been sent from the Thall garrison to Doaba on the request of the provincial Government. Late into the night, three policemen tried to escape, but the militants kidnapped them. Militants also cut power supply to the police station by blowing up a transformer. The militants have also abducted a Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited official, Qamar ur Zaman, and eight low-ranking officials of the Kurram militia. Officials confirmed the siege of the police station and said the Station House Officer has requested the authorities to move the Frontier Corps or the army to the police station for evacuation of the besieged policemen.
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July - 9 
A landmine exploded at the Sateen Camp area in Kurram Agency in the FATA on July 9, killing a man and injuring another, Daily Times reported.
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A landmine exploded at the Sateen Camp area in Kurram Agency in the FATA on July 9, killing a man and injuring another, Daily Times reported.
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July - 9 
An unidentified people blew up a CD shop and two centres believed to be drug dens in the LandiKotal area of Khyber Agency.
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An unidentified people blew up a CD shop and two centres believed to be drug dens in the LandiKotal area of Khyber Agency.
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July - 9 
Elsewhere in the NWFP, rockets were fired from a hill near Kaka Sahib on the Nowshera cantonment area early in the morning on July 9. One of the rockets hit the residence of Engineer Izat Ali in Gulistan Colony. While a portion of the house was destr
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Elsewhere in the NWFP, rockets were fired from a hill near Kaka Sahib on the Nowshera cantonment area early in the morning on July 9. One of the rockets hit the residence of Engineer Izat Ali in Gulistan Colony. While a portion of the house was destroyed, no casualty was reported. One rocket hit a tree in the Jinnah Bagh in front of the residences of Nowshera District Police Officer and some senior army officers. Another rocket exploded in the Armoured Corps Centre. Bomb disposal personnel who examined the shrapnel said the rockets were of Russian 107 make, which could hit a target 10 kilometers away. The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attacks. Taliban spokesman Abu Mohammad told journalists that the attack was in retaliation for the military operation in Badrashi. He warned of more attacks if the operation continued.
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July - 9 
Police started vacating all small checkpoints because of fear of attacks by Taliban militants on the Thall-Parachinar road, including Tor Pul and Kurram checkpoint. Earlier, security forces had arrested seven Taliban militants from the Doaba and Kahi
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Police started vacating all small checkpoints because of fear of attacks by Taliban militants on the Thall-Parachinar road, including Tor Pul and Kurram checkpoint. Earlier, security forces had arrested seven Taliban militants from the Doaba and Kahi areas of Hangu district. All the detained militants belong to South Waziristan and one to Paktia province of Afghanistan.
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July - 9 
The Afghan Foreign Minister RanginDadfarSpanta told the UN Security Council on July 9 that a key factor behind the worsening security in his country was “the de facto truce” in neighbouring Pakistan’s tribal areas, according to Daily Times. “One of t
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The Afghan Foreign Minister RanginDadfarSpanta told the UN Security Council on July 9 that a key factor behind the worsening security in his country was “the de facto truce” in neighbouring Pakistan’s tribal areas, according to Daily Times. “One of the main factors contributing to the deterioration of the security situation in the country is the de facto truce in the tribal areas beyond the border,” he said during a council debate on violence-wracked Afghanistan. “Terrorist sanctuaries and an elaborate system of financing, recruiting, arming and systematic training of suicide bombers are at work outside our borders, to keep the terrorist threat alive,” Spanta said.
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July - 9 
The Lahore Police arrested four alleged terrorists with links to banned militant groups early on July 9. Intelligence sources told Daily Times that the police had also seized a large quantity of explosives from the accused. According to the sources,
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The Lahore Police arrested four alleged terrorists with links to banned militant groups early on July 9. Intelligence sources told Daily Times that the police had also seized a large quantity of explosives from the accused. According to the sources, security has been beefed up at all official buildings and sensitive installations following intelligence reports that suspected terrorists have reached Lahore.
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The political administration and Lashkar-i-Islam (LI) signed an agreement on July 9 making it binding on the banned group to accept the Government’s writ in the Bara subdivision of Khyber Agency in the FATA, according to Dawn. The agreement signed by
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The political administration and Lashkar-i-Islam (LI) signed an agreement on July 9 making it binding on the banned group to accept the Government’s writ in the Bara subdivision of Khyber Agency in the FATA, according to Dawn. The agreement signed by officials of the political administration and six elders of the Afridi tribe prohibits the movement of supporters of the group in Bara town and display of weapons. The group’s chief Mangal Bagh and his men will not attack security forces and Government installations. Haji Shaukat Khan, a member of the jirga (council) which negotiated the agreement, told Dawn that security forces would stop the operation in the area and return to the barracks. He said all the people detained during the operation would be released on July 9. Assistant political Agent of Bara, Khalid Mumtaz Kundi, and two other officials signed the agreement on behalf of the administration. Haji Amal Gul, Haji Momin Khan, Haji Shaukat, Haji Noor Behadur, Rasool Jan and Yaseen Khan of the Afridi tribe signed on behalf of the LI. Under the agreement, the curfew imposed in Bara will be lifted on July 10. The LI will be liable to pay a fine of PKR 30 million and surrender 25 Kalashnikovs in case of violation of the agreement.
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July - 9 
There has been an increase in mortar and rocket attacks from militants in Pakistan at United States and Afghan border outposts in Afghanistan, the top NATO commander said on July 9, Daily Times reported. US General David D McKiernan said he presumed
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There has been an increase in mortar and rocket attacks from militants in Pakistan at United States and Afghan border outposts in Afghanistan, the top NATO commander said on July 9, Daily Times reported. US General David D McKiernan said he presumed that militants think they were safer because they were firing from the Pakistani territory. But McKiernan, who took command of the 40-nation NATO-led mission in early June 2008, said US and NATO forces have been "returning fire". "I’m not sure that’s the case, that they’re any safer, because we do return those fires," in co-ordination with Pakistan’s military, said McKiernan. He did provide figures, but said "there definitely has been an increase (in cross-border attacks) since I’ve been here in the last 30 days." McKiernan said the number of attacks had increased because militant groups had been free to operate in Pakistan’s Tribal Areas and cross the Afghanistan-Pakistan border unimpeded.
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July - 9 
Two bombs exploded in two shops in LandiKotal early on July 9. There were no casualties reported. A third bomb, which was found by children in the area, was defused safely.
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Two bombs exploded in two shops in LandiKotal early on July 9. There were no casualties reported. A third bomb, which was found by children in the area, was defused safely.
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July - 9 
United States commandos are prepared to stage raids into Pakistan’s Tribal Areas to stem mounting Taliban attacks against US troops in Afghanistan and to disrupt resurgent al Qaeda operatives’ efforts to map strikes against the US, a report published
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United States commandos are prepared to stage raids into Pakistan’s Tribal Areas to stem mounting Taliban attacks against US troops in Afghanistan and to disrupt resurgent al Qaeda operatives’ efforts to map strikes against the US, a report published in The Houston Chronicle said on July 9, according to Daily Times. Congressmen Gene Green, Michael McCaul and Henry Cuellar, who recently visited Pakistan, told Chronicle in separate interviews that the plans for stepped-up US military operations were a response to Pakistan’s failure to disrupt terrorist training camps and cross-border attacks from the FATA. The Bush administration is recalibrating US operations in the region because of a 40 percent increase in violent attacks against US-led forces in Afghanistan, that have pushed US casualties for the month of June beyond the monthly toll in Iraq, the lawmakers said.
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July - 9 
According to Kantipuronline, the CPN-Maoist chairman Prachanda on July 9 claimed that foreign power centres are weaving conspiracies to fulfil their strategic interests by dividing the political parties into various factions.
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According to Kantipuronline, the CPN-Maoist chairman Prachanda on July 9 claimed that foreign power centres are weaving conspiracies to fulfil their strategic interests by dividing the political parties into various factions.
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July - 9 
Kishore Kumar Biswas, who recently quit the Gupta-led MadheshiJanadhikar Forum (MJF) to join the movement of indigenous people, particularly the Tharus, is reported to have said that part of Terai from Morang to Kanchanpur should be named as Tharuhat
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Kishore Kumar Biswas, who recently quit the Gupta-led MadheshiJanadhikar Forum (MJF) to join the movement of indigenous people, particularly the Tharus, is reported to have said that part of Terai from Morang to Kanchanpur should be named as Tharuhat Province and suggested dividing Terai into not more than three provinces, The Himalayan Times reported. "Jhapa could be named Kochila province and the area from Morang to Kanchanpur can be named Tharuhat. There could even be two Tharuhat provinces," Biswas said.
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July - 9 
Minister for Finance Ram Sharan Mahat urged the Tarun Dal, youth wing of the Nepali Congress, to fight back Maoists if they play with the freedom of others, reports The Himalayan Times. Speaking at a regional meet organised by the Nepal Tarun Dal Cen
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Minister for Finance Ram Sharan Mahat urged the Tarun Dal, youth wing of the Nepali Congress, to fight back Maoists if they play with the freedom of others, reports The Himalayan Times. Speaking at a regional meet organised by the Nepal Tarun Dal Central Committee on July 9, he said, "Collection of donation forcibly and imposing ideology on others were the products of feudalism," and alleged that the Young Communist League (YCL) was extorting businessmen. He added, "The party which will be in government shortly cannot indulge in extortion and violence." Stating that the seized property should be returned he said the Maoists were yet to embrace the democratic ideals and asserted that ‘New Nepal’ cannot be realised if the Maoists didn't change their ways.
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July - 9 
The Government has handed over a letter formally requesting the extension of the term of United Nation Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) by six more months to the UN Secretary General, Nepal News reported. The UNMIN’s current term is expiring on July 23.
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The Government has handed over a letter formally requesting the extension of the term of United Nation Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) by six more months to the UN Secretary General, Nepal News reported. The UNMIN’s current term is expiring on July 23.
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July - 9 
The Hindu reports that the CA meeting resumed on July 9 after two weeks of obstruction, and the Constitution Amendment Bill was tabled. Speaking for the first time at a CA meeting, Prachanda said the Bill satisfies the demand of the Madhesh-based par
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The Hindu reports that the CA meeting resumed on July 9 after two weeks of obstruction, and the Constitution Amendment Bill was tabled. Speaking for the first time at a CA meeting, Prachanda said the Bill satisfies the demand of the Madhesh-based parties. "Though they are not fully satisfied, there is enough room for discussion in the CA," he said. Meanwhile, the MJF chairman Upendra Yadav warned of a third Madhesh Revolution if the Government did not implement the new Bill. As per the amendment, there would be an autonomous province in the Terai region.
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July - 9 
The Youth Force of Democratic National Youth Federation (DNYF) said they would intensify their agitation if the Maoists do not accept their mistake and help an independent investigation into the murder of a DNYF member Dev Singh Bista at Baitadi. "If
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The Youth Force of Democratic National Youth Federation (DNYF) said they would intensify their agitation if the Maoists do not accept their mistake and help an independent investigation into the murder of a DNYF member Dev Singh Bista at Baitadi. "If the Maoists do not hand over the culprits to the police we will intensify our agitation to seek their arrest," said Garima Shah, vice-president of the CPN-UML’s youth organisation while addressing the meeting held at Bhotahity following a protest rally.
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July - 9 
Colombo Page reports that leader of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) Rauf Hakeem has reportedly resigned from his recent appointment as the Eastern Province Opposition Leader.
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Colombo Page reports that leader of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) Rauf Hakeem has reportedly resigned from his recent appointment as the Eastern Province Opposition Leader.
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July - 9 
Eight LTTE militants and one soldier were killed while six militants and two soldiers were wounded during clashes between the two sides in the areas north of Kiriibbanwewa and north of Janakapura in Vavuniya district on July 9.
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Eight LTTE militants and one soldier were killed while six militants and two soldiers were wounded during clashes between the two sides in the areas north of Kiriibbanwewa and north of Janakapura in Vavuniya district on July 9.
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July - 9 
One more militant was killed while eight others were wounded in clashes with the SFs in the Karukkakulam and Palamoddai areas.
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One more militant was killed while eight others were wounded in clashes with the SFs in the Karukkakulam and Palamoddai areas.
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July - 9 
Six soldiers sustained injuries in the LTTE mortar fire and explosions of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the areas north of Janakapura and north of Kiriibbanwewa. Similarly, two soldiers sustained injuries in IED explosions in the AdampanKula
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Six soldiers sustained injuries in the LTTE mortar fire and explosions of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the areas north of Janakapura and north of Kiriibbanwewa. Similarly, two soldiers sustained injuries in IED explosions in the AdampanKulam and Periyamadu areas.
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July - 9 
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has started to extort Government servants living in un-cleared areas (area not under Government control) forcing them to contribute SLR 4000 from their salary to the coffers of the outfit, military spokesma
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The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has started to extort Government servants living in un-cleared areas (area not under Government control) forcing them to contribute SLR 4000 from their salary to the coffers of the outfit, military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said on July 9 based on the information from civilians fleeing the un-cleared areas, according to Daily News. "Even the pensioners have not been left out of this, as they too are forced to contribute Rs. 4,000 out of their pension," Nanayakkara added. He also said that civilians living under severe pressure of the LTTE were now fleeing to the cleared areas in large numbers. "Five hundred and seventy seven civilians have already arrived in the cleared areas within this year alone with a large number of civilians reaching Government controlled areas within the first week of this month," he added. Brigadier Nanayakkara also said that an estimated 200000 civilians in the un-cleared areas are living under severe pressure as the LTTE has made it compulsory for the civilians aged 17 to 50 to undergo 10 days of military training. "There is an indication that the LTTE is making a major effort to defend their remaining strongholds in the Wanni and recalling ex-LTTE cadres back to the organisation for this exercise," the Brigadier added. He said a number of LTTE cadres have surrendered to the security forces within the past few weeks as members of the outfit are beginning to realise the futility of their mission.
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July - 9 
The security forces (SFs) clashed with the LTTE militants in the area north of Janakapura and killed at least seven militants while injuring nine others. Two soldiers sustained injuries in the incident.
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The security forces (SFs) clashed with the LTTE militants in the area north of Janakapura and killed at least seven militants while injuring nine others. Two soldiers sustained injuries in the incident.
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July - 9 
The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) fighter jets bombed a flotilla of Sea Tiger (sea wing of the LTTE) boats in the seas about one-km off the Mullaitivu beach on July 9-morning. One Sea Tiger boat was completely destroyed while a few others were severely
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The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) fighter jets bombed a flotilla of Sea Tiger (sea wing of the LTTE) boats in the seas about one-km off the Mullaitivu beach on July 9-morning. One Sea Tiger boat was completely destroyed while a few others were severely damaged.
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July - 9 
The troops captured four LTTE bunkers in the same area killing three militants and injuring another. The troops later recovered the dead body of one of the slain militants along with two T-56 weapons and one radio set.
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The troops captured four LTTE bunkers in the same area killing three militants and injuring another. The troops later recovered the dead body of one of the slain militants along with two T-56 weapons and one radio set.
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July - 10 
A former NSCN-IM cadre, A.S. Yungam, was abducted by the NSCN-K cadres from PR Hill and later shot dead at New Market in the capital Kohima on July 10-night.
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A former NSCN-IM cadre, A.S. Yungam, was abducted by the NSCN-K cadres from PR Hill and later shot dead at New Market in the capital Kohima on July 10-night.
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July - 10 
According to Telegraph, Moon Borah alias Jiten Dutta, leader of the pro-talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), said on July 10 that they had proposed to set up a designated camp at Lakhipathar in the Tinsukia district.
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According to Telegraph, Moon Borah alias Jiten Dutta, leader of the pro-talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), said on July 10 that they had proposed to set up a designated camp at Lakhipathar in the Tinsukia district.
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July - 10 
According to the report, Maoists triggered explosions destroying the track between Narganjo and Ghorparan stations under the Eastern Railway disrupting movement of trains on the Patna-Howrah route. They also exploded a bomb on the track near Ghoghi-B
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According to the report, Maoists triggered explosions destroying the track between Narganjo and Ghorparan stations under the Eastern Railway disrupting movement of trains on the Patna-Howrah route. They also exploded a bomb on the track near Ghoghi-Bariarpur village in the Munger district damaging the line and disrupting railway traffic. Another explosive planted on the track did not explode and was defused.
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July - 10 July - 11
Assam Rifles and Thoubal district police commandos shot dead two suspected Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) cadres in two separate encounters at ThoubalKhunou and at Wangbal respectively on July 10 and July 11.
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Assam Rifles and Thoubal district police commandos shot dead two suspected Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) cadres in two separate encounters at ThoubalKhunou and at Wangbal respectively on July 10 and July 11.
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July - 10 
Dimapur district Police on July 10 recovered dead bodies of three persons from different locations of the city, reports Nagaland Post.
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Dimapur district Police on July 10 recovered dead bodies of three persons from different locations of the city, reports Nagaland Post.
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July - 10 
Head constable Mohammed Irfan was killed and another policeman, Muzaffar Ahmad, sustained injuries in a grenade attack by militants in the Handwara town of Kupwara district on July 10, Tribune reported.
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Head constable Mohammed Irfan was killed and another policeman, Muzaffar Ahmad, sustained injuries in a grenade attack by militants in the Handwara town of Kupwara district on July 10, Tribune reported.
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July - 10 
In a case relating to the killing of five General Reserve Engineer Force officers, including Lt Col Ajay Verma, at Watsar in the Kishtwar district on June 13, 2008, police have arrested seven militants of the Harkat-ul-Jehad-al-Islami (HuJI) and was
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In a case relating to the killing of five General Reserve Engineer Force officers, including Lt Col Ajay Verma, at Watsar in the Kishtwar district on June 13, 2008, police have arrested seven militants of the Harkat-ul-Jehad-al-Islami (HuJI) and was searching for four others. The seven militants were identified as Ghulam Hassan Dangar, Abdul Wahid, Mohammed Hussain, Ghulam Hassan, Noor Din, Irshad Ahmed and Mohammed Qasim.
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July - 10 
In another attack, Farooq Zargar, a sub-divisional police officer of MahrajGunj, escaped unhurt when militants threw a grenade at his vehicle in the Bemina area of capital Srinagar.
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In another attack, Farooq Zargar, a sub-divisional police officer of MahrajGunj, escaped unhurt when militants threw a grenade at his vehicle in the Bemina area of capital Srinagar.
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July - 10 
Maoists attacked a Government complex at Lakshmipur in the Jamui district housing the offices of the BDO, Circle Officer and the local police station around the same time. However, resistance put up by the police made the Maoists retreat after blasti
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Maoists attacked a Government complex at Lakshmipur in the Jamui district housing the offices of the BDO, Circle Officer and the local police station around the same time. However, resistance put up by the police made the Maoists retreat after blasting a portion of the BDO’s office.
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July - 10 
On July 10, five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including two hardcore extremists, were arrested from the Hazaribagh bus stand following a tip off, police told IANS. The arrested cadres include NageshwarDangi and Ramu Yadav, who
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On July 10, five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including two hardcore extremists, were arrested from the Hazaribagh bus stand following a tip off, police told IANS. The arrested cadres include NageshwarDangi and Ramu Yadav, who were suffering from ‘brain malaria’ and were going to the capital Ranchi for treatment.
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July - 10 
One National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadre, Wangkam Konyak, was reportedly abducted by five National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants from his residence at Thilixu New and later shot dead near Daes
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One National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadre, Wangkam Konyak, was reportedly abducted by five National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants from his residence at Thilixu New and later shot dead near Daeshin Academy School at Diphupar ‘B’ village. His dead body was recovered later from the same area.
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July - 10 
Police also arrested another courier of the PrajaPratighatana faction of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML) on the same day from an unspecified location in the Khammam district.
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Police also arrested another courier of the PrajaPratighatana faction of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML) on the same day from an unspecified location in the Khammam district.
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July - 10 
Police also recovered the dead body of a former NSCN-IM militant, H.Yarkao alias Felix, from a temple near the railway tracks.
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Police also recovered the dead body of a former NSCN-IM militant, H.Yarkao alias Felix, from a temple near the railway tracks.
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July - 10 
Police arrested four couriers of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from the Yellandu town of Khammam district on July 10, reports The Hindu. VasamChandraiahm, VattamKannaiah, Vepa Ramakrishna and Made Veera Bhadram were arrested while
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Police arrested four couriers of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from the Yellandu town of Khammam district on July 10, reports The Hindu. VasamChandraiahm, VattamKannaiah, Vepa Ramakrishna and Made Veera Bhadram were arrested while buying vegetables and provisions for supplying to the Sudhakar dalam(squad) of the outfit near the new bus station of Yellandu. Police sources said that the arrested persons have been working for the Maoists for the past two years.
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July - 10 
Police recovered the dead body of a person, D.T. Haokip, who was earlier abducted and subsequently killed, from the Nagarjan area.
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Police recovered the dead body of a person, D.T. Haokip, who was earlier abducted and subsequently killed, from the Nagarjan area.
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July - 10 
A trustee of the Hussainian Iranian Imambargah in Kharadar in Karachi was shot dead on July 10, Daily Times reported. 25-year old Agha Mansoor Ahmed was attacked while he was sitting with some friends at his restaurant on the MA Jinnah Road. "Accordi
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A trustee of the Hussainian Iranian Imambargah in Kharadar in Karachi was shot dead on July 10, Daily Times reported. 25-year old Agha Mansoor Ahmed was attacked while he was sitting with some friends at his restaurant on the MA Jinnah Road. "According to the initial investigation, this is a case of a sectarian killing," said Saddar Town Superintendent of Police, Ameer Sheikh.
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July - 10 
According to the Assistant Political Agent of Lower Kurram, three people were killed and six others injured when a vehicle carrying vegetables struck a landmine in Arawali village.
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According to the Assistant Political Agent of Lower Kurram, three people were killed and six others injured when a vehicle carrying vegetables struck a landmine in Arawali village.
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July - 10 
An explosion occurred near a Pakistan Army camp in the Kabal sub-division of Swat in the NWFP on July 10 but no casualties have been reported, according to Daily Times. Troops surrounded the area soon after the blast and an unannounced curfew was imp
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An explosion occurred near a Pakistan Army camp in the Kabal sub-division of Swat in the NWFP on July 10 but no casualties have been reported, according to Daily Times. Troops surrounded the area soon after the blast and an unannounced curfew was imposed that was removed a short time later.
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July - 10 
An unidentified militants lobbed a hand-grenade at the house of a female police constable, but no injuries were reported. However, the house was partially damaged.
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An unidentified militants lobbed a hand-grenade at the house of a female police constable, but no injuries were reported. However, the house was partially damaged.
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July - 10 
At least seven people were killed and 12 others were wounded in three separate landmine explosions in different parts of Kurram Agency in the FATA on July 10, The News reported.
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At least seven people were killed and 12 others were wounded in three separate landmine explosions in different parts of Kurram Agency in the FATA on July 10, The News reported.
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July - 10 
Clashes between the two rival groups, the Mangal Bagh-led Lashkar-e-Islam and the Mehboob-led Ansarul Islam, in the remote Tirah Valley of the Khyber Agency n the FATA continued on July 10, The News reported. There were reports that at least three pe
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Clashes between the two rival groups, the Mangal Bagh-led Lashkar-e-Islam and the Mehboob-led Ansarul Islam, in the remote Tirah Valley of the Khyber Agency n the FATA continued on July 10, The News reported. There were reports that at least three persons were killed and nine others injured in the fresh clash between the two groups. Two of the killed were Lashkar activists, who allegedly attacked the Ansar's base in the Malikdin Khel area of the valley, while six of the group's men sustained bullet injuries.
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July - 10 July - 11
Eleven persons, including nine Pakistani soldiers and two civilians, were wounded when two NATO warplanes attacked AngoorAdda, a village on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in South Waziristan, on the night between July 10 and 11, The News reported. O
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Eleven persons, including nine Pakistani soldiers and two civilians, were wounded when two NATO warplanes attacked AngoorAdda, a village on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in South Waziristan, on the night between July 10 and 11, The News reported. Official and local residents said several bombs fell inside the Pakistani territory and hit the border towns of ZayaraLeeta and Musa Neeka areas near AngoorAdda. Sources said a joint post of the Pakistan Army and paramilitary Frontier Corps on the border also came under attack, injuring nine soldiers. Two local tribesmen living in AngoorAdda also sustained injuries in the attack. There were also reports that mortar rounds were fired at the Pakistani territory when some militants attacked the US military camp at Birmal area in Afghanistan’s Paktika province. Similarly, residents in Wana said that a US spy plane was seen flying over Wana, Azam Warsak and AngoorAdda towns on July 10-night.
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July - 10 
Four people were killed and five others wounded when a tractor trolley struck a landmine in the Kach area, he added.
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Four people were killed and five others wounded when a tractor trolley struck a landmine in the Kach area, he added.
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July - 10 
Militants fired three rockets at the house of a Bajaur Levies trooper, Sahibzada, in the Salarzai sub-division of Bajaur Agency, killing his 15-year-old daughter Salma Jan and injuring his other two children, daughter Sana and son Samar Gul, on July
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Militants fired three rockets at the house of a Bajaur Levies trooper, Sahibzada, in the Salarzai sub-division of Bajaur Agency, killing his 15-year-old daughter Salma Jan and injuring his other two children, daughter Sana and son Samar Gul, on July 10-night, according to Daily Times.
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July - 10 
More foreign fighters, including al Qaeda militants, are operating in Pakistan’s tribal areas than in the past, the top US military officer said during a visit to Kabul on July 10, according to The News. Adm Mike Mullen said militants are flowing int
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More foreign fighters, including al Qaeda militants, are operating in Pakistan’s tribal areas than in the past, the top US military officer said during a visit to Kabul on July 10, according to The News. Adm Mike Mullen said militants are flowing into Afghanistan more freely this year compared with 2007 because Pakistan’s Government and military are not putting enough pressure on the insurgents. “There’s a clear problem on the border,” Mullen, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, said. “There’s clearly not enough pressure being brought to bear, particularly on the Pakistan side of the border. There’s more freedom there,” he said. “There are clearly more foreign fighters in the FATA (Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas) than have been there in the past,” he added.
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July - 10 
On July 10, Taliban leaders visited the offices of the municipal administration to help resolve local residents’ complaints. Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan and other leaders met local administration officials, Anwar Hayat and Shahi Dooran, and informe
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On July 10, Taliban leaders visited the offices of the municipal administration to help resolve local residents’ complaints. Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan and other leaders met local administration officials, Anwar Hayat and Shahi Dooran, and informed them of difficulties being faced by residents of the area. Khan said that they would also inform the provincial Government about the lack of potable water in the area.
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July - 10 
One person sustained injuries when he passed over a landmine in the Magnek village.
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One person sustained injuries when he passed over a landmine in the Magnek village.
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July - 10 
Suspected insurgents on July 10 fired rockets at the Karachi-bound Bolan Express near the Dera Murad Jamali area of Balochistan, damaging its three bogies. According to Daily Times, all the passengers remained safe during the incident.
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Suspected insurgents on July 10 fired rockets at the Karachi-bound Bolan Express near the Dera Murad Jamali area of Balochistan, damaging its three bogies. According to Daily Times, all the passengers remained safe during the incident.
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July - 10 
The body of a doctor killed by suspected militants was found in the Dosli sub-division of North Waziristan on July 10, Daily Times reported. Identified as Dr Farrukh Aftab, a resident of Islamabad, officials said that the man had been shot four times
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The body of a doctor killed by suspected militants was found in the Dosli sub-division of North Waziristan on July 10, Daily Times reported. Identified as Dr Farrukh Aftab, a resident of Islamabad, officials said that the man had been shot four times in the chest. A note pinned to his body read: “He [Dr Farrukh Aftab] was opposing Islam and jihad, and he was a supporter of European countries. He was working for NGOs.” It is yet unknown whether the man was seized while visiting the region, or abducted from Islamabad and brought to Waziristan.
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July - 10 
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director-General Major General Athar Abbas accused Indian forces of violating a 2003 cease-fire in Kashmir on July 10, The News reported. General Abbas said the Indian Army fired mortars and small arms witho
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The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director-General Major General Athar Abbas accused Indian forces of violating a 2003 cease-fire in Kashmir on July 10, The News reported. General Abbas said the Indian Army fired mortars and small arms without any provocation in the Battal sector of Kashmir. “The Indian Army opened fire at 2 pm today without any provocation, and our forces deployed there also returned the fire… The Indian Army is to be blamed for the breach of ceasefire,” Abbas claimed. Pakistan’s forces returned the fire, he said. The local Pakistani commander lodged a protest with his Indian counterpart, the ISPR chief said. The Army’s director-general of military operations later spoke to his Indian counterpart to set up a meeting on the matter, he added. However, Indian Army spokesman Lt Col S. D. Goswami denied its forces targeted Pakistani positions, and claimed that Pakistan-based militants had opened fire on Indian forces as the militants tried to slip into the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir. A group of militants fired on our troops during an infiltration bid. Our army returned the fire and foiled the infiltration bid,” said Goswami. He said that in a separate incident on July 10 in the same area, Pakistani soldiers opened fire on Indian positions but “we didn’t retaliate”. The ISPR chief declined to respond to the Indian allegations.
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July - 10 
US intelligence officials said there has been an increase in foreign fighters traveling to Pakistan to join up with al Qaeda-linked militants in the country’s tribal areas, the New York Times reported on July 10. US intelligence and military sources
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US intelligence officials said there has been an increase in foreign fighters traveling to Pakistan to join up with al Qaeda-linked militants in the country’s tribal areas, the New York Times reported on July 10. US intelligence and military sources told the newspaper that dozens or more Uzbeks, North Africans and Arabs from Gulf states have moved into Pakistan in recent months, shoring up the al Qaeda forces which are backing the Taliban in Afghanistan. A US military spokesman in Baghdad told the New York Times that there has been a corresponding drop in the number of foreign fighters entering Iraq, now less than 40 a month compared to up to 110 a month one year ago. “The flow may reflect a change that is making Pakistan, not Iraq, the preferred destination for some Sunni extremists from the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia who are seeking to take up arms against the West,” the newspaper wrote, citing the officials. General David McKiernan, the new NATO commander in Afghanistan, said the situation in Pakistan’s northwestern border areas, where al Qaeda and other militants are allegedly based, has worsened. “The porous border has allowed militant groups a greater freedom of movement across that border, as well as a greater freedom to resupply, to allow leadership to sustain stronger sanctuaries, and to provide fighters across that border,” McKiernan told the New York Times.
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July - 10 
According to a delayed report, the YCL cadres also assaulted and injured one Tej Bahadur Limbu of Khewang Village Development Committee in the Taplejung district on July 10-night.
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According to a delayed report, the YCL cadres also assaulted and injured one Tej Bahadur Limbu of Khewang Village Development Committee in the Taplejung district on July 10-night.
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July - 10 
According to The Himalayan Times, the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) has closed its regional offices in the mid- and far-western regions from July 10. UNMIN chief Ian Martin, upon arrival in Dhangadhi, announced the closure of the offices in
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According to The Himalayan Times, the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) has closed its regional offices in the mid- and far-western regions from July 10. UNMIN chief Ian Martin, upon arrival in Dhangadhi, announced the closure of the offices in Dhangadhi and Nepalgunj. On the occasion, Martin said the UNMIN had reduced its size and it would now monitor the Maoist armies and arms. UNMIN had nearly 170 employees in its Nepalgunj office and 100 in Dhangadhi. The offices were set up some 16 months ago. Before coming to Dhangadhi, Martin had removed the UN flag from the UNMIN office in Nepalgunj.
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July - 10 
Chairman of the Rastriya Janashakti Party, Surya Bahadur Thapa, has said that serious political discussion is needed on the federal structure. Talking to Nepal News on July 10, former Thapa said that major parties "cannot decide the federal structure
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Chairman of the Rastriya Janashakti Party, Surya Bahadur Thapa, has said that serious political discussion is needed on the federal structure. Talking to Nepal News on July 10, former Thapa said that major parties "cannot decide the federal structure without discussing it with other parties represented in the Constituent Assembly (CA) and other concerned groups". "Only the CA only can decide the federal structure", he added, warning that federal structure determined without studying the geographical, economic and cultural aspect could even lead to disintegration of the country.
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July - 10 
Normal life across the Terai was crippled due to the band (strike) called by an alliance of two dozen different ethnic groups led by the Tharuhut Welfare National Council in protest against the ‘One Madhesh’ demand. There were also reports of clashes
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Normal life across the Terai was crippled due to the band (strike) called by an alliance of two dozen different ethnic groups led by the Tharuhut Welfare National Council in protest against the ‘One Madhesh’ demand. There were also reports of clashes and vandalism in some districts. However, there were no casualties or major loss of property.
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July - 10 
The newly formed Tharuhat United Struggle Committee (TUSC) released a press statement saying it would continue to struggle to get ‘Madhes’ removed from the constitution and get the region from Morang to Kanchanpur districts declared an autonomous Tha
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The newly formed Tharuhat United Struggle Committee (TUSC) released a press statement saying it would continue to struggle to get ‘Madhes’ removed from the constitution and get the region from Morang to Kanchanpur districts declared an autonomous Tharuhat province. The TUSC has called a general strike on July 10 (today) across Madhes to draw the attention of all the stakeholders towards their causes. The organisers claimed that all the 13 organisations standing for the welfare of the Tharu community had supported their cause and protest programmes.
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July - 10 
The Young Communist League (YCL) cadres on July 10 abducted a woman, SanginaRajak of Teku-12 in Kathmandu, took her to its central office in Balaju and assaulted her, reports Kantipuronline. Sangina was abducted on the charge that she was involved in
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The Young Communist League (YCL) cadres on July 10 abducted a woman, SanginaRajak of Teku-12 in Kathmandu, took her to its central office in Balaju and assaulted her, reports Kantipuronline. Sangina was abducted on the charge that she was involved in Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) activities. "They tied my hands, blindfold me and beat me up brutally," said Rajak at a press meet, adding the YCL warned her against working for the CPN-UML. She is a member of the CPN-UML's All Nepal Women's Organization.
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July - 10 
At least seven militants were killed when the troops attacked LTTE camps in the Palamoddai, Navavi, Mundipurippu, Navakkulam, south of Ampandankulam, Illanthaimotai and Nedunkandal areas of Vavuniya district on July 10.
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At least seven militants were killed when the troops attacked LTTE camps in the Palamoddai, Navavi, Mundipurippu, Navakkulam, south of Ampandankulam, Illanthaimotai and Nedunkandal areas of Vavuniya district on July 10.
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July - 10 
During an encounter with the LTTE cadres in the Palamoddai area of Vavuniya district, the SFs killed two militants and injured five others. Two soldiers were also killed in this incident.
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During an encounter with the LTTE cadres in the Palamoddai area of Vavuniya district, the SFs killed two militants and injured five others. Two soldiers were also killed in this incident.
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July - 10 
Government spokesman and Minister KeheliyaRambukwella said on July 10 that the TamileelaMakkalViduthalaiPulikal (TMVP) leader ‘Colonel’ Karuna Amman will be interrogated only if there is a necessity pertaining to his involvement in the mass killing o
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Government spokesman and Minister KeheliyaRambukwella said on July 10 that the TamileelaMakkalViduthalaiPulikal (TMVP) leader ‘Colonel’ Karuna Amman will be interrogated only if there is a necessity pertaining to his involvement in the mass killing of over 400 policemen in Muttur in 1990, according to Daily Mirror. Earlier, in an interview with Daily Mirror, Karuna had admitted that the policemen were in his custody at the time he was still part of the LTTE but added that they were killed after he handed them over to LTTE intelligence chief Pottu Amman. “They were not supposed to be killed. I was told to hand them over to Pottu Amman to be taken to Jaffna. Later I learnt they were shot dead on the way to Jaffna. I had no direct hand in their killing. Yes it was something that should not have happened but I was not directly involved,” Karuna had claimed.
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July - 10 
On the same day, troops recovered one unidentified dead body during a search conducted in the Avaranthalawa area of Mannar district.
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On the same day, troops recovered one unidentified dead body during a search conducted in the Avaranthalawa area of Mannar district.
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July - 10 
One soldier was killed and two others wounded when the LTTE militants fired mortars towards the troops in the Adampaddankulam and Nedunkandal areas.
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One soldier was killed and two others wounded when the LTTE militants fired mortars towards the troops in the Adampaddankulam and Nedunkandal areas.
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July - 10 
Six more militants were killed and a soldier was wounded when the troops attacked several LTTE camps in the Anandankulam, Navvi and Nedunkandal areas.
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Six more militants were killed and a soldier was wounded when the troops attacked several LTTE camps in the Anandankulam, Navvi and Nedunkandal areas.
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July - 10 
Six soldiers were injured in IED explosions in the Palamoddai, Nedunkandal and Panankamam areas of Vavuniya district. Two more soldiers were injured in APM explosions in the Thirukethiswaram area of Mannar district. Another soldier was injured in an
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Six soldiers were injured in IED explosions in the Palamoddai, Nedunkandal and Panankamam areas of Vavuniya district. Two more soldiers were injured in APM explosions in the Thirukethiswaram area of Mannar district. Another soldier was injured in an APM explosion in the area north of Kiriibbanwewa in Vavuniya district.
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July - 10 
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has expressed readiness for a cease-fire and peace talks with the Sri Lankan Government. The outfit’s political wing leader, B. Nadesan, in a telephonic interview to Times Now television channel on July 10
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The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has expressed readiness for a cease-fire and peace talks with the Sri Lankan Government. The outfit’s political wing leader, B. Nadesan, in a telephonic interview to Times Now television channel on July 10 said, 'It is the Sri Lankan State that unilaterally abrogated the ceasefire agreement and is unleashing a war against the Tamils in their homeland. We are not against ceasefire or peace talks." On the recent escalation of war in Sri Lanka and LTTE's strategy to face it, he said: "We always use various military strategies according to the political and military conditions on the ground. Tamil people are giving full support to our struggle. We are confident we can pass any obstacle in the freedom struggle with the help of our people." He denied that his outfit suffered huge losses due to the escalation and its morale was at the lowest ebb and brushed aside claims by the Sri Lankan Army that LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran would be captured alive soon and said "our leader is carrying on his work."
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July - 10 
The security forces (SFs) attacked three LTTE bunkers in the area north of Kiriibbanwewa and neutralised one of them killing nine militants while injuring 10 others. The SFs later recovered three hand grenades, 127 anti-personnel mines (APMs) and fiv
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The security forces (SFs) attacked three LTTE bunkers in the area north of Kiriibbanwewa and neutralised one of them killing nine militants while injuring 10 others. The SFs later recovered three hand grenades, 127 anti-personnel mines (APMs) and five improvised explosive devices (IEDs) from inside the bunker.
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July - 10 
The SFs captured five LTTE bunkers in the Mathirmadu area of Mannar district and killed six militants. Troops also recovered three APMs from the inside of one of these bunkers.
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The SFs captured five LTTE bunkers in the Mathirmadu area of Mannar district and killed six militants. Troops also recovered three APMs from the inside of one of these bunkers.
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July - 10 
The troops captured a LTTE bunker in the area north of Kiriibbanwewainjuring at least three militants.
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The troops captured a LTTE bunker in the area north of Kiriibbanwewainjuring at least three militants.
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July - 10 
The troops clashed with the militants in the Palamoddai area and killed eight of them while injuring 10 others. Seven soldiers were injured in this incident. The troops during the operation captured one LTTE bunker and recovered 600 rounds of T-56 am
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The troops clashed with the militants in the Palamoddai area and killed eight of them while injuring 10 others. Seven soldiers were injured in this incident. The troops during the operation captured one LTTE bunker and recovered 600 rounds of T-56 ammunition, three hand grenades and some ration packets from inside the bunker.
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July - 10 
The troops in Trincomalee arrested a woman carrying a magazine of a mini-ushi type gun.
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The troops in Trincomalee arrested a woman carrying a magazine of a mini-ushi type gun.
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July - 10 
Three civilians, identified as Surendra Kumara, WasanthaPremakumara and AsankaNamalBuddhika from the Wattegama area of Kurunegala district, were shot dead by a ‘pistol gang’ militant of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the Kalmunai area
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Three civilians, identified as Surendra Kumara, WasanthaPremakumara and AsankaNamalBuddhika from the Wattegama area of Kurunegala district, were shot dead by a ‘pistol gang’ militant of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the Kalmunai area of Ampara district on July 10, reports Sri Lanka Army.
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July - 11 
A Sub Inspector of the Special Operations Group and a surrendered militant were among eight persons injured in a grenade blast at Sartingal in the Bhaderwah area of Doda district on July 11, according to Daily Excelsior.
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A Sub Inspector of the Special Operations Group and a surrendered militant were among eight persons injured in a grenade blast at Sartingal in the Bhaderwah area of Doda district on July 11, according to Daily Excelsior.
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July - 11 
An improvised explosive device (IED) was recovered from a betel nut shop of one Dilip Mondal at Paglastan market in Bongaigaon on July 11, according to Telegraph. Later, the Police and Army jointly defused the explosive.
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An improvised explosive device (IED) was recovered from a betel nut shop of one Dilip Mondal at Paglastan market in Bongaigaon on July 11, according to Telegraph. Later, the Police and Army jointly defused the explosive.
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July - 11 
Meghalaya Police on July 11 arrested one Liberation of Achik Elite Force (LAEF) militant, Sengba W. Momin, from Tura in the West Garo Hills district, reports Shillong Times. He confessed to his involvement in the abduction of a trader, BendraPrajapar
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Meghalaya Police on July 11 arrested one Liberation of Achik Elite Force (LAEF) militant, Sengba W. Momin, from Tura in the West Garo Hills district, reports Shillong Times. He confessed to his involvement in the abduction of a trader, BendraPrajaparti, from Rongjeng in the East Garo Hills district on March 10. He was also accused of hurling a grenade at Wagesi Weigh Bridge on May 26 and killing a person at Nonchram on the same day.
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July - 11 
On July 11, suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up railway tracks and a portion of the Government complex housing the office of the Block Development Officer (BDO) in Bihar's Jamui district, reports PTI.
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On July 11, suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up railway tracks and a portion of the Government complex housing the office of the Block Development Officer (BDO) in Bihar's Jamui district, reports PTI.
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July - 11 
On July 11, the Chhattisgarh Home Minister Ram VicharNetam informed the Legislative Assembly that the fatalities toll in left-wing insurgency related activities have been 1,093 in 2,784 incidents between January 1, 2004 and June 20, 2008, reports IAN
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On July 11, the Chhattisgarh Home Minister Ram VicharNetam informed the Legislative Assembly that the fatalities toll in left-wing insurgency related activities have been 1,093 in 2,784 incidents between January 1, 2004 and June 20, 2008, reports IANS. In a written reply to a question by Congress legislator and leader of the opposition, Mahendra Karma, Netam said that the fatalities include 726 civilians, 243 police personnel and 124 special police officers. More than 90 percent of the incidents and fatalities were reported from the State's southern Bastar region that comprises five districts - Dantewada, Bijapur, Narayanpur, Kanker and Bastar - spread out in about 40,000 square kilometer area.
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July - 11 
One civilian was killed when National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants attacked hideouts of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) at Lhotovi village in the Dimapur district on July 11-morning, repor
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One civilian was killed when National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants attacked hideouts of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) at Lhotovi village in the Dimapur district on July 11-morning, reports Telegraph. Later, 10 armed NSCN-IM cadres clashed with the rival group at Khuhuboto.
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July - 11 
One KRA militant was killed by the Imphal East district police at Kairang Umang Lai under Heingang police station. A hand grenade along with some incriminating documents was recovered from his possession.
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One KRA militant was killed by the Imphal East district police at Kairang Umang Lai under Heingang police station. A hand grenade along with some incriminating documents was recovered from his possession.
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July - 11 
Security forces arrested Ali Mohammad Khan alias Showkat, a ‘district commander’ of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), after an encounter in the Handwara division of Kupwara district on July 11-morning. One AK rifle, five magazines, 150 rounds of ammunitio
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Security forces arrested Ali Mohammad Khan alias Showkat, a ‘district commander’ of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), after an encounter in the Handwara division of Kupwara district on July 11-morning. One AK rifle, five magazines, 150 rounds of ammunition, four Chinese grenades, one pouch and one identity card was recovered from his possession. A ‘b’ category militant, Ali had crossed over to Pakistan occupied Kashmir in 2000 and returned after four years training.
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July - 11 
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has proscribed five valley based outfits with its factions and frontal organizations under the sub-section 1, section 3 of the Unlalwful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967). The groups are the People's Li
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has proscribed five valley based outfits with its factions and frontal organizations under the sub-section 1, section 3 of the Unlalwful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967). The groups are the People's Liberation Army (PLA), and its political wing, the Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF), United National Liberation Front (UNLF), People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) and its armed wing ‘Red Army’, KCP and its armed wing, also called as ‘Red Army’, KangleiYawolKanbaLup (KYKL) and Manipur People’s Liberation Front (MPLF).
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July - 11 
The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants belonging to ‘A’ and ‘C’ companies of the ‘28 battalion’ led by Mrinal Hazarika started taking shelter at the designated camp set up at the jail complex of Chapakhowa under Sadiya sub-division in t
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The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants belonging to ‘A’ and ‘C’ companies of the ‘28 battalion’ led by Mrinal Hazarika started taking shelter at the designated camp set up at the jail complex of Chapakhowa under Sadiya sub-division in the Tinsukia district on July 11, reports Assam Tribune.
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July - 11 
Two suspected Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) militants were shot dead by the Imphal East district police at Tinsid road on July 11.
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Two suspected Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) militants were shot dead by the Imphal East district police at Tinsid road on July 11.
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July - 11 
A Taliban spokesman has said that militants will start killing a group of hostages if their men detained by the Government are not released by July 12-afternoon, according to Dawn. Maulvi Umar claimed on July 11 that the Taliban had abducted 29 perso
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A Taliban spokesman has said that militants will start killing a group of hostages if their men detained by the Government are not released by July 12-afternoon, according to Dawn. Maulvi Umar claimed on July 11 that the Taliban had abducted 29 persons, most of them security force personnel. However, an official in the Hangu district of the NWFP said that only 16 or 17 people had been held by the Taliban. He said the hostages were taken during a siege of a police station in Hangu on July 9. A 400-strong force of Taliban militants had besieged the Doaba police station after the arrest of seven of their associates by security agencies.
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July - 11 
Elsewhere in the FATA, two civilians, Inayat Khan and Malik Khan, sustained injuries when a tractor hit a landmine in the Sakhi Ahmad Shah village of Lower Kurram Agency on July 11. The incident occurred when the tractor reportedly ran over a landmin
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Elsewhere in the FATA, two civilians, Inayat Khan and Malik Khan, sustained injuries when a tractor hit a landmine in the Sakhi Ahmad Shah village of Lower Kurram Agency on July 11. The incident occurred when the tractor reportedly ran over a landmine planted by militants near the residence of the Jamaat-e-Islami leader Altaf Bangash. It was the fifth explosion in Kurram Agency in the last three days. Six people were killed and nine others injured in three landmine explosions on July 10.
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July - 11 
The local Taliban on July 11 destroyed three police pickets in the Dandopull and Michni road areas of Shabqadar sub-division in Charsadda district, Daily Times reported. The Tehrik-e-Taliban deputy chief in Mohmand Agency, Qari Shakeel, said that Tal
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The local Taliban on July 11 destroyed three police pickets in the Dandopull and Michni road areas of Shabqadar sub-division in Charsadda district, Daily Times reported. The Tehrik-e-Taliban deputy chief in Mohmand Agency, Qari Shakeel, said that Taliban would not accept the presence of police or security forces in the Michni and Shabqadar areas as they are disputed areas. He said these areas were part of the Mohmand Agency and Taliban would neither accept their annexure with the settled districts of Charsadda and Peshawar in NWFP nor any police or security forces’ movement there. According to Dawn News, about 45 police and Frontier Corps personnel were present at the pickets but they did not offer any resistance. Taliban also laid temporary siege to the Sadoklai Police Station in the Shabqadar area for half an hour but left the area after negotiations with local elders.
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July - 11 
The United Nations (UN) has agreed to establish an independent commission to investigate the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on July 11, Daily Times reported. The Pakistani request wil
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The United Nations (UN) has agreed to establish an independent commission to investigate the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on July 11, Daily Times reported. The Pakistani request will not be referred to the UN Security Council, since the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has the authority to appoint a commission. Qureshi told a press conference at the UN after a meeting with Ban, "Responding positively to the issue, the secretary-general indicated that further consultation with Pakistan and others within the organisation would be required to examine the modalities and structure of a commission to determine the circumstances of, and responsibilities for, the assassination of Benazir. The objectives for the commission are to identify the culprits, perpetrators, organisers and financiers of the assassination." He explained that the secretary-general would appoint "well-respected, eminent people" to the independent commission in consultation with the Government of Pakistan. Qureshi’s announcement was later confirmed by the secretary-general’s office.
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July - 11 
Nepal News reports that Tharus and indigenous groups have said they would continue their strikes across Terai on July 11 (today) in protest against police highhandedness and the arrest of their activists during protest programmes. The alliance led by
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Nepal News reports that Tharus and indigenous groups have said they would continue their strikes across Terai on July 11 (today) in protest against police highhandedness and the arrest of their activists during protest programmes. The alliance led by TharuKalyankari Sabha has been protesting in various Terai districts for the past few weeks against the demand raised by few Terai-based Madheshi parties for declaring the whole of Terai as a separate Madhesh State.
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July - 11 
Normal life across the Terai region remained crippled on July 11 due to the general strike called by the indigenous groups, including the Tharus. The indigenous groups have been protesting against the demand of the Madheshi parties to recognize the e
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Normal life across the Terai region remained crippled on July 11 due to the general strike called by the indigenous groups, including the Tharus. The indigenous groups have been protesting against the demand of the Madheshi parties to recognize the entire southern belt of the country as a single autonomous Madhesh State. The Siraha, Sunsari, Sarlahi, Saptari, Bara, Parsa, Rautahat, Mahottari, Dhanusha, Morang, Udaypur and Jhapa districts have been affected due to the strike. Market places and academic institutions were closed in the western districts including Nawalparasi, Rupandehi, Kapilbastu, Banke, Kailali and Kanchanpur due to the strike. Likewise, transportation came to a halt at the East-West Highway and Koshi Highway. The alliance of 24 various Tharu and indigenous groups has also warned all concerned parties not to incite violence in their peaceful protests.
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July - 11 
The CPN-Maoist Chairman Prachanda floated a new proposal to keep the power-balance in the ministerial council without stressing on the positions of the president and Constituent Assembly (CA) Chairman in the soon-to-be formed Government as part of an
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The CPN-Maoist Chairman Prachanda floated a new proposal to keep the power-balance in the ministerial council without stressing on the positions of the president and Constituent Assembly (CA) Chairman in the soon-to-be formed Government as part of an attempt to garner support of the Nepali Congress (NC) and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), reportsKantipuronline. Speaking at a programme at the Reporters Club in Kathmandu on July 11, Prachanda asked both the NC and UML, the second and third largest parties in the CA, not to take up the issues of the presidential and CA chairman positions as power-sharing.
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July - 11 
The Himalayan Times reports the United Nation Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) closed its Pokhara-based western regional office on July 11. The UNMIN has already closed its offices based in the far-west and mid-west. The office set up 15 months ago had a tot
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The Himalayan Times reports the United Nation Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) closed its Pokhara-based western regional office on July 11. The UNMIN has already closed its offices based in the far-west and mid-west. The office set up 15 months ago had a total of 68 employees, including 43 Nepalis.
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July - 11 
Earlier on July 11, Police arrested a cadre of the Biplobi Communist Party (BCP), identified as Ishaque. Following his confessional statement, police recovered a shutter gun, two bullets and a bomb from his village home at Bazar Gopalpur in the Jheni
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Earlier on July 11, Police arrested a cadre of the Biplobi Communist Party (BCP), identified as Ishaque. Following his confessional statement, police recovered a shutter gun, two bullets and a bomb from his village home at Bazar Gopalpur in the Jhenidah district. The extremist is an accused in the killing of a police informer.
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July - 11 
Army troops, after clashes that lasted for days, took full control of the Nedunkandal town, about 16-km north east of Periyamadu in the Mannar district, on July 11-afternoon, reports Sri Lanka Army. The town was an important tactical and administrati
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Army troops, after clashes that lasted for days, took full control of the Nedunkandal town, about 16-km north east of Periyamadu in the Mannar district, on July 11-afternoon, reports Sri Lanka Army. The town was an important tactical and administrative location of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Similarly, troops also captured Navvi, another small town about 15-km northwest of Omanthai.
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July - 11 
At least four civilians, including two women and a 12-year-old child, were killed and 25 others sustained injuries when a group of LTTE militants shot at a bus plying from Moneragala to Kataragma on the Buttala- Kataragma main road around 10.15 on Ju
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At least four civilians, including two women and a 12-year-old child, were killed and 25 others sustained injuries when a group of LTTE militants shot at a bus plying from Moneragala to Kataragma on the Buttala- Kataragma main road around 10.15 on July 11-morning, reports Colombo Page.
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July - 11 
Five Liberation Tigers of Tami Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed and six others injured in clashes with the troops in the area north of Janakapura in Vavuniya district on July 11, reports Sri Lanka Army.
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Five Liberation Tigers of Tami Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed and six others injured in clashes with the troops in the area north of Janakapura in Vavuniya district on July 11, reports Sri Lanka Army.
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July - 11 
Four more LTTE militants were killed and 23 others injured by the SFs in the areas north of Janakapura, Uluthuvely and Kiriibbanwewa in the Vavuniya district. Six soldiers were wounded in the incident.
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Four more LTTE militants were killed and 23 others injured by the SFs in the areas north of Janakapura, Uluthuvely and Kiriibbanwewa in the Vavuniya district. Six soldiers were wounded in the incident.
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July - 11 
On July 11, two militants were killed and three others injured in the Navvi area of Vavuniya district. Six soldiers sustained injuries in APM and IED explosions.
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On July 11, two militants were killed and three others injured in the Navvi area of Vavuniya district. Six soldiers sustained injuries in APM and IED explosions.
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July - 11 
One militant was killed and four others wounded by the troops in the Nagarkovil and Kilaly areas of the Jaffna district.
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One militant was killed and four others wounded by the troops in the Nagarkovil and Kilaly areas of the Jaffna district.
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July - 11 
One soldier was killed and two others injured in the Mundipurippu area of Vavuniya district when the militants attacked an Army bunker. Four militants sustained injuries in the retaliatory action by the troops. One more soldier was killed while anoth
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One soldier was killed and two others injured in the Mundipurippu area of Vavuniya district when the militants attacked an Army bunker. Four militants sustained injuries in the retaliatory action by the troops. One more soldier was killed while another was wounded in an anti-personnel mine explosion in the Nedunkandal area.
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July - 11 
One Special Task Force trooper was injured in an abortive LTTE attempt to attack a Police roadblock near Halmillawetya junction in the Anuradhapura district.
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One Special Task Force trooper was injured in an abortive LTTE attempt to attack a Police roadblock near Halmillawetya junction in the Anuradhapura district.
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July - 11 
The LTTE’s website Tamil Net claimed the number of people displaced in Wanni continues to rise as homes have come under artillery fire. "More than 1,00,000 people within the Wanni area have been displaced since the clashes restarted in mid-2006. Many
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The LTTE’s website Tamil Net claimed the number of people displaced in Wanni continues to rise as homes have come under artillery fire. "More than 1,00,000 people within the Wanni area have been displaced since the clashes restarted in mid-2006. Many of the displaced are forced to live in the open space. Shortage of fuel affects the transport of drinking water to the IDPs," it said. The LTTE said the shortages were "imposed" by the Government and could easily be rectified.
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July - 11 
The security forces (SFs) recovered 1800 General Purpose Machine Gun rounds, 300 Multi Purpose Machine Gun rounds, 700 T-56 rounds and three 60-mm mortar fuses from the Melancholia area of Batticaloa district.
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The security forces (SFs) recovered 1800 General Purpose Machine Gun rounds, 300 Multi Purpose Machine Gun rounds, 700 T-56 rounds and three 60-mm mortar fuses from the Melancholia area of Batticaloa district.
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July - 11 
The troops clashed with the LTTE militants in the Chandamandankulam, Palaweddumodai, Pallimunai, Uthkamam, Palairaimotai areas of Mannar district and killed seven of them. Eight soldiers sustained injuries during the operation in which they neutralis
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The troops clashed with the LTTE militants in the Chandamandankulam, Palaweddumodai, Pallimunai, Uthkamam, Palairaimotai areas of Mannar district and killed seven of them. Eight soldiers sustained injuries during the operation in which they neutralised two bunkers.
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July - 12 
Around 10 suspected People's United Liberation Front (PULF) militants set ablaze the residence of Mohammed Ramijuddin, a surrendered cadre of the outfit, at Kyamgei Muslim TakhokMapal on July 12-night.
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Around 10 suspected People's United Liberation Front (PULF) militants set ablaze the residence of Mohammed Ramijuddin, a surrendered cadre of the outfit, at Kyamgei Muslim TakhokMapal on July 12-night.
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July - 12 
Earlier, on July 12, the CPI-Maoist claimed responsibility for killing the former minister and Janata Dal-United (JD-U) legislator Ramesh Singh Munda at Bundu on July 9. A press statement by the outfit said the legislator was "deceiving the people of
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Earlier, on July 12, the CPI-Maoist claimed responsibility for killing the former minister and Janata Dal-United (JD-U) legislator Ramesh Singh Munda at Bundu on July 9. A press statement by the outfit said the legislator was "deceiving the people of the state and has been punished." The outfit also apologised to the family of the student who was killed during the attack on Munda.
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July - 12 
India on July 12 confirmed that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan's external intelligence agency, had a definite role in the suicide attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul on July 7, Times of India reported. The National Security Adviser
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India on July 12 confirmed that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan's external intelligence agency, had a definite role in the suicide attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul on July 7, Times of India reported. The National Security Adviser, M. K. Narayanan, said on July 12 that "We not only suspect but we have a fair amount of intelligence (on the involvement of Pakistan)… We have no doubt that the ISI is behind this….people of the country deserve to know the facts." He also said "I think we need to pay back in the same coin. We are quite clear in our mind… The people of this country deserve to know the facts rather than being carried away by people who make statements that these are insinuations. There are no insinuations." According to him, "The ISI needs to be destroyed. We made this point, whenever we have had a chance... There might have been some tactical restraint for some time, obviously that restraint is no longer present," he told television channels according to the Press Trust of India. Indicating that the joint anti-terror mechanism with Pakistan had run its course, Narayanan was quoted as saying: "The anti-terror mechanism was one piece of this picture. The hope was that in course of time both sides would share whatever information they have and come up with a holistic idea of what was going on… Talk-talk is better than fight-fight. But it hasn't worked so far. In some way, we haven't arrived at the decision that we should go for fight-fight so let talk-talk continue for the moment."
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July - 12 
Two schoolboys abducted earlier from Iroisembawee released by the PREPAK militants on July 12.
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Two schoolboys abducted earlier from Iroisembawee released by the PREPAK militants on July 12.
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July - 12 
According to Daily Times, banned sectarian and jihadi groups are flouting the Government bar and are re-emerging in various parts of Karachi, a television channel reported on July 12. Dawn News stated that sectarian slogans, flags and posters of defu
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According to Daily Times, banned sectarian and jihadi groups are flouting the Government bar and are re-emerging in various parts of Karachi, a television channel reported on July 12. Dawn News stated that sectarian slogans, flags and posters of defunct sectarian groups are visible on walls across the city, indicating re-emergence of the banned groups. The Sunni group Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), the Shia group Sipah-e-Muhammad Pakistan (SMP) and Mukhtar Force are the most conspicuous groups, the report added. The channel quoted sources as saying that the sealed offices of the groups have reopened, working under different identities. Some of the groups held meetings in Qayyumabad, North Karachi and Soldier Bazaar, the sources said. Jihadi groups have also enhanced their activities, although in a disguised manner. The Sindh Information Minister Shazia Marri, however, told the channel that these groups were still banned and illegal. The outfits are not allowed to carry out any activity in the city, she said, adding the Government would take immediate action if it found any actionable information.
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At least 17 people – including 13 Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel – were killed on July 12-afternoon in a clash between Taliban and security forces (SFs) in the Hangu district of NWFP, reports Daily Times. The fighting erupted after Taliban mili
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At least 17 people – including 13 Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel – were killed on July 12-afternoon in a clash between Taliban and security forces (SFs) in the Hangu district of NWFP, reports Daily Times. The fighting erupted after Taliban militants ambushed an FC convoy in the Drori Banda area of Hangu. The dead also included three civilians and a local militant, residents and Taliban sources said. Member of the National Assembly Pir Haidar Shah and the Hangu district nazim said the dead included FC district officer Muhammad Karim Khan. Shah said the FC convoy was heading towards the volatile town of Hangu from its fort in Drori Banda when it came under attack from Taliban at around 5.30 pm (PST). According to Geo News, the FC troops fired mortar shells at the hilly hideouts of the Taliban and called for helicopter gunship to provide air cover. The channel reported that the bodies of FC personnel were still lying in the Drori area and SFs were unable to move the corpses, as the area is under Taliban control. An unnamed FC official said that the FC troops killed in the clash numbered to 17. He said the militants had also taken an FC vehicle after the clash. The district administration declared emergency in nearby hospitals soon after the incident.
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July - 12 
Elsewhere in the province, unidentified gunmen attacked a police van with grenades and Kalashnikovs and injured two Frontier Constabulary soldiers, Muhammad Shafi and Qayyum, on July 12 at Timargarah in the lower Dir district.
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Elsewhere in the province, unidentified gunmen attacked a police van with grenades and Kalashnikovs and injured two Frontier Constabulary soldiers, Muhammad Shafi and Qayyum, on July 12 at Timargarah in the lower Dir district.
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Militants on July 12 abandoned a hijacked bus and freed all 22 passengers close to the Nag area in the Washak district of Balochistan, according to a Daily Times report on July 13. Dawn News reported that these passengers had been abducted in the lim
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Militants on July 12 abandoned a hijacked bus and freed all 22 passengers close to the Nag area in the Washak district of Balochistan, according to a Daily Times report on July 13. Dawn News reported that these passengers had been abducted in the limits of Nag Police Station when they were traveling in a Khuzdar-bound passenger coach from Panjgur.
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July - 12 
Seven people, including two women, were killed and four others injured on July 12 in clashes between the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and Ansar-ul-Islam in the Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency, according to Daily Times. The militants groups exchanged heavy fire
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Seven people, including two women, were killed and four others injured on July 12 in clashes between the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and Ansar-ul-Islam in the Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency, according to Daily Times. The militants groups exchanged heavy fire, although a Jirga (council) of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) led by Shujaul Malik was due on July 12 in the valley to defuse the tension in the area. The two groups have been fighting in the valley on the Pak-Afghan border for a fortnight now. The clashes have already claimed over 100 lives.
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July - 12 
Three people, including two girls, were injured in an attack on an FC patrol in the Zargari area of Hangu.
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Three people, including two girls, were injured in an attack on an FC patrol in the Zargari area of Hangu.
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July - 12 
The Communist Part of Nepal–Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) affiliated Youth Force on July 12 took at least 13 Government vehicles under control alleging that they were being misused on a public holiday.
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The Communist Part of Nepal–Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) affiliated Youth Force on July 12 took at least 13 Government vehicles under control alleging that they were being misused on a public holiday.
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July - 12 
The District Education Officer of Saptari, Mohammad Hasarat Ali, died on July 12 after being manhandled by the Young Communist League (YCL) cadres, Kantipuronline reports. Reports said that a group of YCL cadres led by No. 3 Area in-charge Sheetal ma
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The District Education Officer of Saptari, Mohammad Hasarat Ali, died on July 12 after being manhandled by the Young Communist League (YCL) cadres, Kantipuronline reports. Reports said that a group of YCL cadres led by No. 3 Area in-charge Sheetal manhandled Ali near a petrol station at Shambhunath village along the East-West Highway while he was on his way to Janakpur.
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July - 12 
An extremist belonging to the Gono Mukti Fouj (GMF) was arrested at Borobari village in the Shailkupa sub-district of Jhenidah district on July 12, reports Daily Star. The extremist, Shuklal, was holding a meeting at the village with other GMF cadres
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An extremist belonging to the Gono Mukti Fouj (GMF) was arrested at Borobari village in the Shailkupa sub-district of Jhenidah district on July 12, reports Daily Star. The extremist, Shuklal, was holding a meeting at the village with other GMF cadres who fled the place following a police raid. Police sources said that the extremist who was earlier arrested had been released on July 8.
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July - 12 
Addressing journalists in Andhra Pradesh during his visit to India, President Mahinda Rajapakse said on July 12 that his Government was ready to resume talks with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) provided it laid down arms, reports Daily N
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Addressing journalists in Andhra Pradesh during his visit to India, President Mahinda Rajapakse said on July 12 that his Government was ready to resume talks with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) provided it laid down arms, reports Daily News. He said the LTTE should give up terrorist activities and come to the negotiating table in the interest of the nation.
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July - 12 
During another confrontation between the two sides the troops killed four LTTE militants in the Wellaveli area of Mannar district.
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During another confrontation between the two sides the troops killed four LTTE militants in the Wellaveli area of Mannar district.
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July - 12 
The troops also killed three LTTE militants and injured 11 others in the Maruthamadu, Eelamaruttankulam and Ampandankulam areas of Vavuniya district.
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The troops also killed three LTTE militants and injured 11 others in the Maruthamadu, Eelamaruttankulam and Ampandankulam areas of Vavuniya district.
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July - 13 
Assam Rifles soldiers arrested one National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadre, AphongTangkhul, when he was moving from Patkai Bridge towards Seithekima village ‘C’ on July 13. One .32-mm pistol and six live ammunitions were re
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Assam Rifles soldiers arrested one National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadre, AphongTangkhul, when he was moving from Patkai Bridge towards Seithekima village ‘C’ on July 13. One .32-mm pistol and six live ammunitions were recovered from him.
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July - 13 
One National Socialist Council of Nagaland–Khaplang (NSCN-K) militant, A. Z. Jami, deserted the outfit after reportedly failing to get a ‘positive response’ from its ‘chairman’, S. S. Khaplang. Jami also attributed the ‘premature exit’ to his name be
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One National Socialist Council of Nagaland–Khaplang (NSCN-K) militant, A. Z. Jami, deserted the outfit after reportedly failing to get a ‘positive response’ from its ‘chairman’, S. S. Khaplang. Jami also attributed the ‘premature exit’ to his name being dragged into unnecessary controversies by some of his colleagues and others.
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July - 13 
Police arrested Abdul Rasheed alias Mansoor-Ul-Haq, a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant, in the Rajouri district on July 13, according to Tribune. An AK rifle along with some ammunition was recovered from his possession. Senior Superintendent of Polic
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Police arrested Abdul Rasheed alias Mansoor-Ul-Haq, a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant, in the Rajouri district on July 13, according to Tribune. An AK rifle along with some ammunition was recovered from his possession. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Rajesh Yadav, told Daily Excelsior that Abdul Rasheed was a close associate of the United Jihad Council (UJC) chief Syed Salahuddin.
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July - 13 
Suspected militants exploded a bomb at the residence of a doctor, YumnamRameshwor alias Rame, at ThoubalHaokha on Jul 13-night, reports Imphal Free Press. However, no casualty was reported in the explosion.
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Suspected militants exploded a bomb at the residence of a doctor, YumnamRameshwor alias Rame, at ThoubalHaokha on Jul 13-night, reports Imphal Free Press. However, no casualty was reported in the explosion.
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July - 13 
The dead bodies of two persons, who were abducted by suspected militants from Kohima on July 9 and later shot dead, were recovered along the National Highway-151 on July 13, reports Nagaland Post. They were identified as Avito and Aloto.
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The dead bodies of two persons, who were abducted by suspected militants from Kohima on July 9 and later shot dead, were recovered along the National Highway-151 on July 13, reports Nagaland Post. They were identified as Avito and Aloto.
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July - 13 
The MHA has asked the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to spare two battalions comprising nearly 2,000 personnel purely for anti-Maoist operations across States. A senior MHA official said, "CRPF has been asked to pitch in as it will take at least
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The MHA has asked the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to spare two battalions comprising nearly 2,000 personnel purely for anti-Maoist operations across States. A senior MHA official said, "CRPF has been asked to pitch in as it will take at least two years to raise the special force of 10 battalions (comprising 10,000 personnel) after Cabinet approval of the proposal."
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July - 13 
The police also arrested an alleged over-ground worker of the militants from the outskirts of Rajouri town on July 13. Police sources said that Mushtaq Ahmed of Jamola village was arrested after specific information confirmed that he had to hand over
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The police also arrested an alleged over-ground worker of the militants from the outskirts of Rajouri town on July 13. Police sources said that Mushtaq Ahmed of Jamola village was arrested after specific information confirmed that he had to hand over more than INR 130000 - brought by him from Pakistan from the financers of the HM outfit - to the HM commanders.
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July - 13 
The Union Labour and Employment Minister, Oscar Fernandes, said that the NSCN-IM has met senior Government functionaries at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and is "inching towards accepting the Indian constitution." "Top leaders of the NSCN-IM (Nat
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The Union Labour and Employment Minister, Oscar Fernandes, said that the NSCN-IM has met senior Government functionaries at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and is "inching towards accepting the Indian constitution." "Top leaders of the NSCN-IM (National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah) recently met Home Minister Shivraj Patil and top officials of the PMO," Minister told IANS. "Yes, I have been meeting them regularly and have had several rounds of successful discussions. I can say with some degree of confidence (that) they are inching towards accepting the Indian constitution," Fernandes said.
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July - 13 
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has called a special meeting of four Naxalite (left-wing extremism)-affected States on July 16 to discuss the modalities to start operations against the extremists in Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh an
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has called a special meeting of four Naxalite (left-wing extremism)-affected States on July 16 to discuss the modalities to start operations against the extremists in Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Orissa in a co-ordinated manner. Hindustan Times reports that the meeting will also discuss the MHA’s plan to raise a specialised 10,000-strong anti-Maoist force. The meeting headed by Union Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta will be attended by police chiefs and senior officials of all four States, which together account for over 80 percent of the Maoist violence in the country. The meeting will be followed by another round at the cabinet secretary level where the States will be asked to implement centrally-sponsored schemes in a time-bound manner.
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July - 13 
Armed militants abducted four persons from different areas of the Kurram Agency on July 13, The News reported.
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Armed militants abducted four persons from different areas of the Kurram Agency on July 13, The News reported.
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Daily Times reported on July 13 that the Frontier Corps seized four kilograms of explosives, 52 rounds of anti-aircraft gun, eight hand grenades, four rounds of anti-tank gun, seven rockets of RPG-7, 15 shells of 82mm mortar, eight rounds of 20mm gun
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Daily Times reported on July 13 that the Frontier Corps seized four kilograms of explosives, 52 rounds of anti-aircraft gun, eight hand grenades, four rounds of anti-tank gun, seven rockets of RPG-7, 15 shells of 82mm mortar, eight rounds of 20mm gun and five landmines during a raid in the Gulistan area of Qila Abdullah district.
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July - 13 
Four persons were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up soon after the concluding session of the Shuhada-e-Islam Conference in Dera Ismail Khan in the NWFP on July 13, The News reported. Eyewitnesses and the police said the participants of th
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Four persons were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up soon after the concluding session of the Shuhada-e-Islam Conference in Dera Ismail Khan in the NWFP on July 13, The News reported. Eyewitnesses and the police said the participants of the Shuhada-e-Islam Conference of the Shias, held in Kotly Imam Hussain, were returning to their homes when a suicide bomber, aged about 16, blew himself up. The bomber had leapt in front of a car carrying people back from the gathering, in which top Shia leader Allama Sajid Naqvi was also present, said police official Muhammad Qasim Khan, according to Daily Times.
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July - 13 
Militants beheaded a man in North Waziristan on July 13 alleging that he was spying for the US, Daily Times reported. Locals found the beheaded body of Muhammad Ghani, a resident of Bannu, at Kharqamar, 45 kilometers west of Miranshah, headquarters o
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Militants beheaded a man in North Waziristan on July 13 alleging that he was spying for the US, Daily Times reported. Locals found the beheaded body of Muhammad Ghani, a resident of Bannu, at Kharqamar, 45 kilometers west of Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziristan. Eyewitnesses said a note found near the body read: "He was a US spy and anyone found involved in spying for Americans will meet the same fate."
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July - 13 
Six persons were killed and 10 others sustained injuries in fresh clashes between the two warring groups of the Mangal Bagh-led Lashkar-e-Islam and the Mahoob-led Ansar-ul-Islam in the Tirah Valley of the Khyber Agency in FATA on July 13, The News re
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Six persons were killed and 10 others sustained injuries in fresh clashes between the two warring groups of the Mangal Bagh-led Lashkar-e-Islam and the Mahoob-led Ansar-ul-Islam in the Tirah Valley of the Khyber Agency in FATA on July 13, The News reported. Activists of the two groups clashed in the Bar Shalobar area and exchanged gunfire, resulting in the death of six persons.
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July - 13 
The peace jirga (council) of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazlur Rehman faction), which was expected to meet in Hangu in the NWFP after its talks with the leaders of both the factions in the Tirah Valley, has postponed its meeting. Led by Maulana Shujau
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The peace jirga (council) of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazlur Rehman faction), which was expected to meet in Hangu in the NWFP after its talks with the leaders of both the factions in the Tirah Valley, has postponed its meeting. Led by Maulana Shujaul Mulk, provincial Secretary General of the JUI-F, the jirga held meetings with the head of the Lashkar-e-Islam, Haji Mangal Bagh, and the chief of Ansar-ul-Islam MahboobulHaq.
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July - 13 
Maoist leader and local development minister Dev Gurung has said that ethnicity-based federalism is the appropriate way to solve the problems facing the country. Stating that the zonal administrative structure introduced by late King Mahindra was aga
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Maoist leader and local development minister Dev Gurung has said that ethnicity-based federalism is the appropriate way to solve the problems facing the country. Stating that the zonal administrative structure introduced by late King Mahindra was against the aspirations of different communities, Gurung said a federal structure based on geography will simply not work.
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July - 13 
Member of the CA and CPN-Maoist leader Agni Prasad Sapkota claimed that the party in Government has the right to nominate the President and the CA chairman, The Himalayan Times reported. A new Government will be formed in a week and the CPN-Maoist is
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Member of the CA and CPN-Maoist leader Agni Prasad Sapkota claimed that the party in Government has the right to nominate the President and the CA chairman, The Himalayan Times reported. A new Government will be formed in a week and the CPN-Maoist is ready to form a one-party government if need be, he said. He also said that his party was ready to hand over the responsibility of forming a government to any other party if it comes with the necessary strength.
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July - 13 
Nepal News reports that the central secretariat of the CPN-Maoist decided to seek political consensus on allocation of powerful positions, including the President, Vice-President and the chair of the CA. "We have decided to allocate the posts in a ma
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Nepal News reports that the central secretariat of the CPN-Maoist decided to seek political consensus on allocation of powerful positions, including the President, Vice-President and the chair of the CA. "We have decided to allocate the posts in a manner that will satisfy all," said Maoist chairman Prachanda.
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July - 13 
The Chairman of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party – Nepal, Kamal Thapa, who was Home Minister during the direct rule of then King Gyanendra, has expressed hope of monarchy's revival in Nepal. He said in Biratnagar on July 13 that his party would continu
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The Chairman of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party – Nepal, Kamal Thapa, who was Home Minister during the direct rule of then King Gyanendra, has expressed hope of monarchy's revival in Nepal. He said in Biratnagar on July 13 that his party would continue to campaign for revival of monarchy in Nepal for the country's sovereignty and strengthening of democracy.
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July - 13 
The Constituent Assembly (CA) meeting passed the Fifth Amendment to the interim constitution on July 13-night clearing the way for Government formation on majority basis – a major departure from the three-year-old practice of moving on the basis of c
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The Constituent Assembly (CA) meeting passed the Fifth Amendment to the interim constitution on July 13-night clearing the way for Government formation on majority basis – a major departure from the three-year-old practice of moving on the basis of consensus politics, reports Nepal News. The amendment also permits election of the President on the basis of majority. It sets provision for the opposition party and makes the opposition leader a member of the Constitutional Council. The meeting of the CA – which also holds the responsibility of legislative – passed the amendment with 442 votes in favour and seven votes against it. The meeting also rejected various amendment proposals put forth by 16 groups of CA members and a proposal presented by the cabinet (with the backing of Nepali Congress) to place a leader of opposition in the National Defence Council – which oversees army-related matters. The new amendment states that the President, Vice President, CA chairman, Deputy Chairman and Prime Minister would be chosen on the basis of political understanding. And if such understanding is not forthcoming, they can be elected by simple majority. The CA will formulate further procedures for the election of President. The amendment states that a Prime Minister will have to resign before the President. The election of President and CA chairman will start after its election procedure is finalised. The CA meeting was boycotted by the Madheshi parties.
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July - 13 
The Nepal Workers' and Peasants Party leader Sunil Prajapati has said that the existing 14 zones can be turned into provinces. He opined that this model would be helpful in balancing the demands of different parties and ethnic groups.
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The Nepal Workers' and Peasants Party leader Sunil Prajapati has said that the existing 14 zones can be turned into provinces. He opined that this model would be helpful in balancing the demands of different parties and ethnic groups.
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July - 13 
On July 13, a court in Panchagarh sentenced four Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) cadres to life imprisonment in a case filed in connection with the August 17, 2005 serial bomb blasts in Panchagarh, reports Daily Star. The Court of Additional Di
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On July 13, a court in Panchagarh sentenced four Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) cadres to life imprisonment in a case filed in connection with the August 17, 2005 serial bomb blasts in Panchagarh, reports Daily Star. The Court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Amulla Kumar Sarker acquitted six other accused in the case. The convicts were also fined Taka 10,000 each. The prosecution submitted that militants, Tanviruzzaman alias Murad, Azizul Islam alias Majnu, Hafizur Rahman and Abdul Matin alias Ismail exploded bombs at eight places including the Judge Court compound and the entrance to the Collectorate Building in Panchagarh on August 17, 2005.
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July - 13 
10 militants were injured in clashes with the troops in the Kiriibbanwewa area of the same district. Seven soldiers were injured during encounters in the Welioya area. Three more soldiers were inuredin IED explosions in the Palaweddumodai, Ampandanku
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10 militants were injured in clashes with the troops in the Kiriibbanwewa area of the same district. Seven soldiers were injured during encounters in the Welioya area. Three more soldiers were inuredin IED explosions in the Palaweddumodai, Ampandankulam and Vaddakkandal areas. Another soldier was injured in an APM explosion the Puthukulam area of Mannar district.
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July - 13 
Another soldier was injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in north Navvi.
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Another soldier was injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in north Navvi.
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July - 13 
At least seven militants were killed when the troops attacked a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) camp northeast of Sulathinakulam in the Mannar district on July 13, reports Sri Lanka Army. The troops later recovered the dead bodies of five sla
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At least seven militants were killed when the troops attacked a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) camp northeast of Sulathinakulam in the Mannar district on July 13, reports Sri Lanka Army. The troops later recovered the dead bodies of five slain militants along with one T-56 weapon.
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July - 13 
Four LTTE militants and a soldier were killed during clashes between the two sides in the Navvi area of the Vavuniya district on July 12, SLA reported. Two soldiers and a militant were injured in these clashes.
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Four LTTE militants and a soldier were killed during clashes between the two sides in the Navvi area of the Vavuniya district on July 12, SLA reported. Two soldiers and a militant were injured in these clashes.
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July - 13 
Four LTTE militants were injured in clashes with the troops in the area north of Kiriibbanwewa. During separate clashes in the same area two militants were wounded. Troops, during subsequent search operations, recovered two T-56 magazines, 300 rounds
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Four LTTE militants were injured in clashes with the troops in the area north of Kiriibbanwewa. During separate clashes in the same area two militants were wounded. Troops, during subsequent search operations, recovered two T-56 magazines, 300 rounds of T-56 ammunition, one APM and one water bottle.
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July - 13 
On the same day, security forces (SFs) killed four LTTE militants and injured 12 others in the Puthukulam area. One soldier was also injured in incident.
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On the same day, security forces (SFs) killed four LTTE militants and injured 12 others in the Puthukulam area. One soldier was also injured in incident.
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July - 13 
One LTTE militant was wounded in the Muhamalai area of Jaffna district.
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One LTTE militant was wounded in the Muhamalai area of Jaffna district.
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July - 13 
Plans are under way to resettle the remaining Internally Displace Persons (IDPs) in the Eastern Province in their native places in the wake of a peaceful atmosphere prevailing in the province, Resettlement and Disaster Relief Services Minister Rishad
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Plans are under way to resettle the remaining Internally Displace Persons (IDPs) in the Eastern Province in their native places in the wake of a peaceful atmosphere prevailing in the province, Resettlement and Disaster Relief Services Minister RishadBadhiutheen said, according to Daily News. Badhiutheen stated that 34,341 IDP families consisting 112,702 persons were resettled in 2007 in Vavunathivu, Vellevely, Vakarai, Pattipola, Chenkalady and Verugal Divisional Secretariat Divisions in the Batticaloa district.
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July - 13 
Police conducted a search operation near the Aurveda Hospital at Rajagiriya in Colombo and found two hand grenades, one shotgun and 36 rounds of ammunition hidden near the statue of Dr. N.M. Perera.
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Police conducted a search operation near the Aurveda Hospital at Rajagiriya in Colombo and found two hand grenades, one shotgun and 36 rounds of ammunition hidden near the statue of Dr. N.M. Perera.
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July - 13 
The Special Task Force (STF) troops on July 13-morning arrested one Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militant along with one hand grenade, one camouflage uniform and one LTTE dog tag from the Wellaveli area of Batticaloa district, reports Sri
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The Special Task Force (STF) troops on July 13-morning arrested one Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militant along with one hand grenade, one camouflage uniform and one LTTE dog tag from the Wellaveli area of Batticaloa district, reports Sri Lanka Army (SLA).
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July - 13 
The Sri Lanka Air Force fighter jets bombed an LTTE bunker line and a vehicle park located about 3.5-km south of Thunukkai in the Mullaitivu district.
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The Sri Lanka Air Force fighter jets bombed an LTTE bunker line and a vehicle park located about 3.5-km south of Thunukkai in the Mullaitivu district.
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July - 13 
The TamileelaMakkalViduthalaiPuligal (TMVP) spokesman, AzathMoulana, on July 13 denied media reports over a leadership struggle in the party and reaffirmed that ‘Colonel’ Karuna Amman remains the leader of the party, according to Colombo Page. He als
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The TamileelaMakkalViduthalaiPuligal (TMVP) spokesman, AzathMoulana, on July 13 denied media reports over a leadership struggle in the party and reaffirmed that ‘Colonel’ Karuna Amman remains the leader of the party, according to Colombo Page. He also said that Pillayan will continue to act as the deputy leader of the party. A meeting between Karuna and Pillayan has reportedly taken place at an undisclosed location on July 12. Meanwhile, the TMVP has nominated the Batticaloa Mayor, Sivageetha Prabhakaran, to the All Party Representative Committee (APRC). The APRC which was set up to discuss issues pertaining to the resolution of the ethnic conflict in the North and East is to meet next week after a long hiatus, said official sources.
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July - 13 
The troops killed four LTTE cadres and injured an equal number of them in the Sannarkulam area. The troops also recovered four anti-personnel mines (APMs) and two mortar traps from the area.
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The troops killed four LTTE cadres and injured an equal number of them in the Sannarkulam area. The troops also recovered four anti-personnel mines (APMs) and two mortar traps from the area.
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July - 13 
The troops neutralised one LTTE bunker in the Palamoddai area killing two militants. Similarly, the troops neutralised a bunker fortified with 60-mm mortar point injuring three militants. The SFs also clashed with a group of LTTE militants in the sam
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The troops neutralised one LTTE bunker in the Palamoddai area killing two militants. Similarly, the troops neutralised a bunker fortified with 60-mm mortar point injuring three militants. The SFs also clashed with a group of LTTE militants in the same area and injured at least one of them.
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July - 13 
The troops recovered 30 APMs from the Dangeliyadda area of Batticaloa district.
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The troops recovered 30 APMs from the Dangeliyadda area of Batticaloa district.
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July - 13 
Three more LTTE militants were reportedly killed and three others injured during clashes with the troops in the Janakapura area. One soldier was also injured in the incident.
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Three more LTTE militants were reportedly killed and three others injured during clashes with the troops in the Janakapura area. One soldier was also injured in the incident.
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July - 13 
Three soldiers sustained injuries in APM and IED explosions in north Janakapura.
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Three soldiers sustained injuries in APM and IED explosions in north Janakapura.
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July - 13 
Troops recovered three hand grenades from the Kalettewa area in Anuradhapura district.
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Troops recovered three hand grenades from the Kalettewa area in Anuradhapura district.
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July - 13 
Two LTTE militants and one soldier sustained injuries during encounters in the Kilaly and Nagarkovil areas of the Jaffna district.
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Two LTTE militants and one soldier sustained injuries during encounters in the Kilaly and Nagarkovil areas of the Jaffna district.
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July - 13 
Two more LTTE cadres were killed by the SFs as the troops attacked an LTTE bunker north of Kiriibbanwewa. Another LTTE militant was reportedly killed as the troops attacked an LTTE camp in the Kambiliyawa area. One T-56 weapon, one T-56 magazine, 60
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Two more LTTE cadres were killed by the SFs as the troops attacked an LTTE bunker north of Kiriibbanwewa. Another LTTE militant was reportedly killed as the troops attacked an LTTE camp in the Kambiliyawa area. One T-56 weapon, one T-56 magazine, 60 rounds of T-56 ammunition, one radio set, two packs, two 2.5-kg claymore mines, three Rocket Propeller Grenade bombs, one hand grenade and some dress were among the items recovered by the troops from the area.
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July - 14 
A militant lobbed a grenade in the fields of a Territorial Army trooper Rakesh Kumar at Chatru. However, there were no casualties in the attack.
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A militant lobbed a grenade in the fields of a Territorial Army trooper Rakesh Kumar at Chatru. However, there were no casualties in the attack.
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July - 14 
A militant shot dead a Village Defence Committee member, Prem Nath, at Dedal Dhar in the Chatru area of Kishtwar district.
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A militant shot dead a Village Defence Committee member, Prem Nath, at Dedal Dhar in the Chatru area of Kishtwar district.
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July - 14 
A Special Police Officer (SPO), Manzoor Ahmed, was killed while two other SPOs, Babu Ram and Naseeb Singh, were wounded as two militants lobbed two grenades outside the District Police Lines in Doda on July 14, Daily Excelsior reported. Both the mili
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A Special Police Officer (SPO), Manzoor Ahmed, was killed while two other SPOs, Babu Ram and Naseeb Singh, were wounded as two militants lobbed two grenades outside the District Police Lines in Doda on July 14, Daily Excelsior reported. Both the militants, later identified by the police as Zaved Ahmed and Shabir Ahmed, escaped from the incident site. The duo was among five militants involved in six bomb blasts at Bhaderwah in the Doda district in 2006. They had been released on bail recently while their three associates were still in prison. They had reportedly been deputed by Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘commander’ Omer for lobbing grenades at the District Police Lines.
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July - 14 
Daily News and Analysis quoting Intelligence Bureau (IB) sources reports that the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) is recruiting children for its sleeper and information cells in West Bengal. This development has reportedly as a concern
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Daily News and Analysis quoting Intelligence Bureau (IB) sources reports that the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) is recruiting children for its sleeper and information cells in West Bengal. This development has reportedly as a concern area for the State Police as the outfit is known to have a substantially bigger network in the state, especially in Indo-Bangladesh border districts of in Murshidabad, Nadia, North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas. An unidentified IB official said, "Huji is mainly targeting school drop-outs with extremely poor financial background and wooing them with money." The child recruits’ assignments include passing on information on police deployment in their respective areas of operation. "These children are also being used as messengers between HuJI-B linkmen," he added.
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July - 14 
Imphal Free Press reports that Sahrünü’s nephew was also abducted with him.
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Imphal Free Press reports that Sahrünü’s nephew was also abducted with him.
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July - 14 
In a separate incident in Dimapur, police recovered the dead body of a NSCN-K militant, HotoviYeptho, who was shot dead by the rival faction, according to Nagaland Post.
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In a separate incident in Dimapur, police recovered the dead body of a NSCN-K militant, HotoviYeptho, who was shot dead by the rival faction, according to Nagaland Post.
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July - 14 
India Reserve Battalion personnel arrested four NSCN-K cadres from the Hong Kong market area on July 14. One AK-56 rifle along with 36 live rounds, two empty magazines of AK-56, one empty magazine of .32 pistol and a motorcycle were recovered from th
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India Reserve Battalion personnel arrested four NSCN-K cadres from the Hong Kong market area on July 14. One AK-56 rifle along with 36 live rounds, two empty magazines of AK-56, one empty magazine of .32 pistol and a motorcycle were recovered from their possession. They were identified as NasakaKinny, Akuluto, BoshitoAwomi and AvikatoAwomi, all from of Satami village in the Zunheboto district.
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July - 14 
On July 14, the Additional District Judge court at Madanapalli in the Chittoor district sentenced to life imprisonment a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant Azad Ahmed Qureshi, who was arrested in Madanapalli on July 3, 2007, UNI reported. The 29-year-old
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On July 14, the Additional District Judge court at Madanapalli in the Chittoor district sentenced to life imprisonment a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant Azad Ahmed Qureshi, who was arrested in Madanapalli on July 3, 2007, UNI reported. The 29-year-old Qureshi, a native of Kashmir, was sentenced and fined INR 12,000 under sections 121, 121a and 468 of the Indian Penal Code for waging war against India, conspiracy to wage war and forgery in the preparation of election identity cards in Kashmir by the Judge. Qureshi was arrested when he came here to meet his woman companion in Madanapalli. Qureshi was sent by the LeT to collect details of places of economic importance in cities like Bangalore.
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July - 14 
On July 14, the Jharkhand Police arrested two left-wing extremists from Panchdhara Road connecting Ranchi and Khuti in the Khuti district, reports IANS. Three pistols and live cartridges were seized from their possession. One of them was identified a
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On July 14, the Jharkhand Police arrested two left-wing extremists from Panchdhara Road connecting Ranchi and Khuti in the Khuti district, reports IANS. Three pistols and live cartridges were seized from their possession. One of them was identified as Robin Purty, a former area commander and founder member of the Jharkhand Liberation Front, a break-away group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
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July - 14 
One BNCT militant was arrested by police personnel from Jalayapara under Ompi police station in the South Tripura district.
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One BNCT militant was arrested by police personnel from Jalayapara under Ompi police station in the South Tripura district.
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July - 14 
One National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) militant, R.V. Sahrünü, was abducted and later shot dead by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) militants near SKV petrol pump area in Kohima on July 14, accord
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One National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) militant, R.V. Sahrünü, was abducted and later shot dead by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) militants near SKV petrol pump area in Kohima on July 14, according to Nagaland Post.
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July - 14 
The Hmar People’s Conference-Democracy (HPC-D) claimed responsibility for the July 9 killing of a Mizo youth, Lalsangliana, in the Churachandpur district, according to Sangai Express. The HPC-D accused him of being a Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP)
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The Hmar People’s Conference-Democracy (HPC-D) claimed responsibility for the July 9 killing of a Mizo youth, Lalsangliana, in the Churachandpur district, according to Sangai Express. The HPC-D accused him of being a Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) cadre.
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July - 14 
The People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) refused to release two school children, AkoijamBipinchandra and AkoijamAjoy, who were abducted from the Thoubal district.
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The People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) refused to release two school children, AkoijamBipinchandra and AkoijamAjoy, who were abducted from the Thoubal district.
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July - 14 
Three militants belonging to the Military Council faction of the KCP surrendered along with two 9-mm pistols and nine rounds of ammunition before the Army at Leimakhong in the capital Imphal on July 14, reports Imphal Free Press.
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Three militants belonging to the Military Council faction of the KCP surrendered along with two 9-mm pistols and nine rounds of ammunition before the Army at Leimakhong in the capital Imphal on July 14, reports Imphal Free Press.
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July - 14 
Two Borok National Council of Tripura (BNCT) militants surrendered before the Assam Rifles at Biswamanipara in the North Tripura district on July 14, reports Assam Tribune.
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Two Borok National Council of Tripura (BNCT) militants surrendered before the Assam Rifles at Biswamanipara in the North Tripura district on July 14, reports Assam Tribune.
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July - 14 
Afghanistan said on July 14 that it would boycott a series of upcoming meetings with Pakistan unless "bilateral trust" was restored after attacks it blamed on its neighbour’s intelligence and military, according to Daily Times. The cabinet decision w
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Afghanistan said on July 14 that it would boycott a series of upcoming meetings with Pakistan unless "bilateral trust" was restored after attacks it blamed on its neighbour’s intelligence and military, according to Daily Times. The cabinet decision was announced soon after President Hamid Karzai issued statement against a Pakistani intelligence agency last week. "The people of Afghanistan, the world, know very well that Pakistan’s intelligence agency and military have turned that country to the biggest exporter of terrorism and extremism to the world, particularly Afghanistan," the cabinet said in a statement. A cabinet meeting had decided Afghanistan was "compelled" to suspend its involvement in various bilateral and regional meetings due in Dubai, Islamabad and Kabul in July and in August, the statement said. The statement also said that Pakistani intelligence was responsible for "terrorist attacks" that included a suicide bombing against the Indian embassy in Kabul on July 7 and a failed assassination attempt on Karzai in April. Other "destructive attacks are all indicators of [a Pakistani intelligence agency’s] attempts to recapture and destroy our country," the cabinet said.
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July - 14 
Gas supply to the Pirkoh gas purification plant was suspended after suspected insurgents blew up a 16-inch diameter gas pipeline in the Dasht-e-Goran area of DeraBugti district on July 14. The blast destroyed three feet of the pipeline, Daily Times r
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Gas supply to the Pirkoh gas purification plant was suspended after suspected insurgents blew up a 16-inch diameter gas pipeline in the Dasht-e-Goran area of DeraBugti district on July 14. The blast destroyed three feet of the pipeline, Daily Times reported. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported.
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July - 14 
Karzai said on July 14 that Pakistani agents were behind the Indian embassy bombing, the first time he has directly accused Pakistan of involvement in the suicide attack, Reuters reported. Pakistani agents were behind the embassy attack, the beheadin
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Karzai said on July 14 that Pakistani agents were behind the Indian embassy bombing, the first time he has directly accused Pakistan of involvement in the suicide attack, Reuters reported. Pakistani agents were behind the embassy attack, the beheading of two Afghans in Pakistan in June 2008, the killing of two women in Ghazni province and 24 people in a suicide bomb in Uruzgan on July 13, Karzai told reporters.
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July - 14 
Militants blew up a Frontier Constabulary (FC) fort in the Shinawarai area of Hangu district in the NWFP on July 14-night after looting arms and ammunition, Dawn reported. Witnesses said that about 250 militants had besieged the fort, 30kms from Hang
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Militants blew up a Frontier Constabulary (FC) fort in the Shinawarai area of Hangu district in the NWFP on July 14-night after looting arms and ammunition, Dawn reported. Witnesses said that about 250 militants had besieged the fort, 30kms from Hangu town, and asked the FC personnel to vacate it or face action. After the personnel decided to leave the fort, they were given ‘safe passage’ by the militants. The militants subsequently entered the fort and loaded their vehicles with arms and ammunition. "Later, they planted explosives in the fort and blew it up," a local man said.
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July - 14 
NWFP senior minister Bashir Bilour told reporters in the provincial capital Peshawar that so far 25 Taliban prisoners had been released under the agreement. He said the decision about the release of other prisoners would be taken on a case to case ba
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NWFP senior minister Bashir Bilour told reporters in the provincial capital Peshawar that so far 25 Taliban prisoners had been released under the agreement. He said the decision about the release of other prisoners would be taken on a case to case basis. "We are sincere in implementing the deal," he added.
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July - 14 
Security agencies arrested a top al Qaeda operative late on July 14 along with his two accomplices in Punjab’s southern city of Multan, Daily Times reported. Tanzanian national Muhammad Al Misri, Anwar Muawiya and Muhammad Shahid were arrested from a
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Security agencies arrested a top al Qaeda operative late on July 14 along with his two accomplices in Punjab’s southern city of Multan, Daily Times reported. Tanzanian national Muhammad Al Misri, Anwar Muawiya and Muhammad Shahid were arrested from a shutdown ‘Neel Wali Factory’ located on the Abdali Road. Unnamed officials said that Al Misri is closely linked with al Qaeda’s top hierarchy and is also suspected to be behind the series of suicide attacks in Pakistan following the crackdown on the Lal Masjid (Red mosque). Anwar, a resident of Abbotabad, belongs to the banned Sunni group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), the sources said, adding Shahid, another LeJ activist, is a local of Multan.
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July - 14 
The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on July 14 announced suspension of talks with the NWFP Government due to delay in non-implementation of the May 21 peace accord. Talking to The News, spokesman for the Taliban in Swat, Muslim Khan, said the Governm
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The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on July 14 announced suspension of talks with the NWFP Government due to delay in non-implementation of the May 21 peace accord. Talking to The News, spokesman for the Taliban in Swat, Muslim Khan, said the Government was not sincere in keeping its commitments made during the talks in the past. "The Government failed to honour its promises made during the last two months of talks and now it will be meaningless to continue the process of dialogue," he said. He also said that it would be waste of time to continue negotiations without the dismantling of roadside checkpoints, withdrawal of all cases against Taliban, withdrawal of Army from Swat and compensation to the victims of the military operations. This is the third time that the Taliban in Swat operating under the command of Maulana Fazlullah have discontinued peace talks. Muslim Khan said if the Government was really sincere in establishing peace through talks, it should translate its promises into action. "We agreed to the provincial Government's request for a three-month time for the enforcement of Shariah, but it had assured the immediate implementation of other promises. Now it is dilly-dallying. The Government should categorically inform us about its position," he stated. However, the NWFP Minister Wajid Ali Khan said the peace pact was still intact and the Government was committed to the implementation of the accord and release of Taliban prisoners.
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July - 14 
The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan has set up Qazi courts in four places in the Mohmand Agency in the FATA. Taliban spokesman Assad told Dawn on July 14 that the Qazi courts had been set up to settle disputes in accordance with the Shariah (Islamic law).
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The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan has set up Qazi courts in four places in the Mohmand Agency in the FATA. Taliban spokesman Assad told Dawn on July 14 that the Qazi courts had been set up to settle disputes in accordance with the Shariah (Islamic law). He said that Mohammad Ziad had been appointed the chief Qazi and other Qazis would be named later. He stated that the courts had been established in Pandialai, Khwezai, Lakaro and Dawezai. Taliban have established similar courts in the adjacent Bajaur Agency.
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July - 14 
The Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) has initiated talks with the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) and Nepali Congress (NC) to form a new Government, The Hindu reports. On July 14, the CPN-Maoist chairman Pracha
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The Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) has initiated talks with the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) and Nepali Congress (NC) to form a new Government, The Hindu reports. On July 14, the CPN-Maoist chairman Prachanda met CPN-UML leaders to discuss the issue. Later, the CPN-UML leader JhalanathaKhanal said, "In two to three days time, we’ll have presidential election, and in a week or 10 days, a new Government." Meanwhile, the NC spokesperson Arjun Narsingh told The Hindu that the party’s meeting with the Maoists was inconclusive. "The Maoists proposed us to join the Government," he said, adding, "So far, we’ve thought of standing in the opposition as a responsible party, but we could join the Government when they fulfil our seven conditions."
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July - 14 
Village Development Committee (VDC) Secretaries in the Rautahat district have decided to provide donations demanded by various underground Terai outfits, following alleged permission from the Chief District Officer (CDO), according to Kantipuronline.
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Village Development Committee (VDC) Secretaries in the Rautahat district have decided to provide donations demanded by various underground Terai outfits, following alleged permission from the Chief District Officer (CDO), according to Kantipuronline. CDO Shiva Kumar Nepal had allegedly directed VDC Secretaries to provide donation to groups such as the Jwala Singh faction of the JanatantrikTerai Mukti Morcha (JTMM-J), Akhil Tarai Mukti Morcha and Terai Cobra. Reports further said that four underground Terai outfits have demanded donation of NR 1.4 million from 96 VDCs in the district. Considering the security situation and suggestions of the CDO, these VDC Secretaries have agreed to pay the donation. However, Shiva Kumar denied having instructed the VDC Secretaries to provide donation and said, "I told the VDC Secretaries to work something out regarding the recommendation pertaining to natural disasters."
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July - 14 
A militant swallowed cyanide at the time he was arrested by the police in the Wellawatta area of Colombo district, reports the Ministry of Defence Website.
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A militant swallowed cyanide at the time he was arrested by the police in the Wellawatta area of Colombo district, reports the Ministry of Defence Website.
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July - 14 
Another soldier was injured when an LTTE booby trap exploded in the Eachalarakkai area of Mannar district.
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Another soldier was injured when an LTTE booby trap exploded in the Eachalarakkai area of Mannar district.
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July - 14 
At least 27 LTTE militants were killed and 69 others injured during clashes with the troops in the areas north of Janakapura, Kiriibbanwewa, Ampandankulam, Palampiddi, Navvi, Nithyanagar, Parappakandattan and Puthukulam in Vavuniya and Mannar distric
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At least 27 LTTE militants were killed and 69 others injured during clashes with the troops in the areas north of Janakapura, Kiriibbanwewa, Ampandankulam, Palampiddi, Navvi, Nithyanagar, Parappakandattan and Puthukulam in Vavuniya and Mannar districts on July 14, SLA reported. Four soldiers were also killed while 15 others sustained injuries. The troops also captured one bunker and two trenches and recovered one 10-kg heavy claymore mine, one T-56 weapon, 200 T-56 ammunition rounds, field dressings, 25 anti personnel mines (APMs), five improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and several other LTTE items from these areas.
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July - 14 
Environment Minister ChampikaRanawake on July 14 accused that India had given military training to some 29000 Tamil youth and regardless of diplomatic norms had used LTTE terrorism to interfere with the 1984 government, according to Daily Mirror. Add
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Environment Minister ChampikaRanawake on July 14 accused that India had given military training to some 29000 Tamil youth and regardless of diplomatic norms had used LTTE terrorism to interfere with the 1984 government, according to Daily Mirror. Addressing the media he said India helped the LTTE to take up arms and boost itself, when the Sri Lankan army with a strength of 15000 soldiers was not able to control the LTTE then.
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July - 14 
On July 14, a civilian was injured in a bomb blast in the Ottamawadi area of Batticaloa district, reports Daily News.
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On July 14, a civilian was injured in a bomb blast in the Ottamawadi area of Batticaloa district, reports Daily News.
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July - 14 
On the same day, a family of six, including three children, were arrested by the SFs at Aselapura in the Batticaloa district while transporting food items to the militants hiding in the jungles, Daily News reported.
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On the same day, a family of six, including three children, were arrested by the SFs at Aselapura in the Batticaloa district while transporting food items to the militants hiding in the jungles, Daily News reported.
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July - 14 
One civilian, identified as ThabirasaRavishanker, was shot dead by a ‘pistol gang’ militant of the LTTE in the Uralu area of Jaffna district.
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One civilian, identified as ThabirasaRavishanker, was shot dead by a ‘pistol gang’ militant of the LTTE in the Uralu area of Jaffna district.
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July - 14 
The LTTE since 2007 has been conscripting boys and girls who had just reached 17 years for war and by now 30 per cent of those recruited with the adults have been killed, stated the University Teachers for Human Rights-Jaffna, according to Daily News
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The LTTE since 2007 has been conscripting boys and girls who had just reached 17 years for war and by now 30 per cent of those recruited with the adults have been killed, stated the University Teachers for Human Rights-Jaffna, according to Daily News.
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July - 14 
The security forces (SFs) opened fire on two LTTE bunkers at Periyavilankulli and Puthukulam in the Mannar district and killed five militants.
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The security forces (SFs) opened fire on two LTTE bunkers at Periyavilankulli and Puthukulam in the Mannar district and killed five militants.
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July - 14 
The SFs fired on a canter vehicle carrying LTTE militants in the Komparuttakulam area leading to an unspecified number of casualties to the LTTE. Troops later recovered the dead body of one militant along with the damaged vehicle. Another militant wa
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The SFs fired on a canter vehicle carrying LTTE militants in the Komparuttakulam area leading to an unspecified number of casualties to the LTTE. Troops later recovered the dead body of one militant along with the damaged vehicle. Another militant was killed when the troops attacked an LTTE bunker in the Navakkulam area. One more militant was killed and three others injured during clashes with the troops at Parappukkal.
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July - 14 
The Sri Lanka Air Force troops recovered 460-g of C-4 explosives hidden in a hollow of a tree from the Trincomalee district.
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The Sri Lanka Air Force troops recovered 460-g of C-4 explosives hidden in a hollow of a tree from the Trincomalee district.
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July - 14 
The troops clashed with the LTTE militants in the areas north of Janakapura and north of Kiriibbanwewa in Vavuniya district killing seven militants while injuring 26 others.
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The troops clashed with the LTTE militants in the areas north of Janakapura and north of Kiriibbanwewa in Vavuniya district killing seven militants while injuring 26 others.
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July - 14 
The troops in the Palamoddai area of Vavuniya district clashed with the LTTE militants killing at least three of them while injuring two others. An improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in the same area injured two soldiers.
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The troops in the Palamoddai area of Vavuniya district clashed with the LTTE militants killing at least three of them while injuring two others. An improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in the same area injured two soldiers.
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July - 14 
The troops killed one LTTE militant during an encounter in the Ponnar area.
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The troops killed one LTTE militant during an encounter in the Ponnar area.
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July - 14 
The troops opened fire on a tractor carrying LTTE militants in the Nallikulam area of Vavuniya district killing one militant while injuring another.
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The troops opened fire on a tractor carrying LTTE militants in the Nallikulam area of Vavuniya district killing one militant while injuring another.
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July - 14 
The troops recovered one hand grenade in Kantale. Further, Police recovered one claymore mine of 1.5-kg from the Thoppur area.
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The troops recovered one hand grenade in Kantale. Further, Police recovered one claymore mine of 1.5-kg from the Thoppur area.
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July - 14 
Two more militants were killed and five others injured by the SFs in the area north of Navvi. One soldier was also injured in the incident.
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Two more militants were killed and five others injured by the SFs in the area north of Navvi. One soldier was also injured in the incident.
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July - 14 
Two soldiers sustained injuries in APM and IED explosions in the Ampandankulam and Uluvaneri areas of the same district.
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Two soldiers sustained injuries in APM and IED explosions in the Ampandankulam and Uluvaneri areas of the same district.
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July - 15 
A non-local carpenter, identified as Hari Sharma of Bihar, was shot dead by suspected militants at KhoyathongPolemLeikai in the Imphal West district.
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A non-local carpenter, identified as Hari Sharma of Bihar, was shot dead by suspected militants at KhoyathongPolemLeikai in the Imphal West district.
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July - 15 
Earlier on July 15, around 100 armed Maoists along with 500 supporters had carried out an attack on the house of a contractor and local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader at the MV-41 village of Malkangiri district. They had also blocked the roads l
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Earlier on July 15, around 100 armed Maoists along with 500 supporters had carried out an attack on the house of a contractor and local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader at the MV-41 village of Malkangiri district. They had also blocked the roads leading to the village by felling trees at MV-126 and MV-96 villages. The contractor’s house was ransacked, his relatives assaulted and a jeep, a tractor and two bikes owned by him were set ablaze. The contractor was saved as he was away and could not return back due to the road blockade by Maoists.
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July - 15 
In another operation, the police in Shopian district arrested one over ground worker of the Al Badr outfit. Muzaffar Ahmad Chopan of Reshipora was detained along with 126 rounds of Pika rifle.
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In another operation, the police in Shopian district arrested one over ground worker of the Al Badr outfit. Muzaffar Ahmad Chopan of Reshipora was detained along with 126 rounds of Pika rifle.
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July - 15 
The police in Bandipora district arrested a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘commander’, identified as Ali Lone alias Azad, on July 15, Tribune reported. One AK-47 rifle, six AK rounds and one wireless set were recovered from his possession.
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The police in Bandipora district arrested a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘commander’, identified as Ali Lone alias Azad, on July 15, Tribune reported. One AK-47 rifle, six AK rounds and one wireless set were recovered from his possession.
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July - 15 
Three boys were abducted by militants in the State. While two boys were missing from UripokAchomLeikai, the third one was from Haraurou village in Pangei.
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Three boys were abducted by militants in the State. While two boys were missing from UripokAchomLeikai, the third one was from Haraurou village in Pangei.
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July - 15 
Times of India reports that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on July 15-night arrested Mohammed MuqeemuddinYaser, a former member of the outlawed Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), from his residence in the Saidabad area of capital Hydera
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Times of India reports that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on July 15-night arrested Mohammed MuqeemuddinYaser, a former member of the outlawed Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), from his residence in the Saidabad area of capital Hyderabad. Yaser, who is a MBA student, is also the eldest son of Maulana Naseeruddin, the founder president of Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Shaan-e-Islam (TTSI) and is presently lodged at the Sabarmati jail in Ahmedabad for his alleged role in the assassination of the former Gujarat home minister Haren Pandya. Yaser’s younger brother Raziuddin Naser, a suspect in the twin blast cases in Hyderabad in August 2007, was arrested by the Karnataka Police in January 2008 for planning terrorist attacks in Karnataka and Goa. SIT sources said “Yaser was an active member of SIMI. Now, he along with some other former SIMI activists of the city has formed a group which downloads jihadi material and religious killing videos from the internet and distributes disks to extremist religious groups in the country”.
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July - 15 
Two suspected militants were shot dead by the Imphal West district police between Samurou and ThounaojamMamangLeikai under Wangoi police station on July 15-evening, reports Imphal Free Press. One 9- mm pistol with two live rounds and a hand grenade w
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Two suspected militants were shot dead by the Imphal West district police between Samurou and ThounaojamMamangLeikai under Wangoi police station on July 15-evening, reports Imphal Free Press. One 9- mm pistol with two live rounds and a hand grenade were recovered from them.
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July - 15 
A trooper, Khalil Ahmed, was killed when suspected insurgents fired a rocket at a check-post in DeraBugti on July 15, Daily Times reported.
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A trooper, Khalil Ahmed, was killed when suspected insurgents fired a rocket at a check-post in DeraBugti on July 15, Daily Times reported.
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July - 15 
Five soldiers sustained injuries when some suspected militants fired rockets at the Dir Scouts fort in Balambat in the Lower Dir district in the early hours of July 15. At least 10 rockets were fired at the fort from the hills of Safaray village at a
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Five soldiers sustained injuries when some suspected militants fired rockets at the Dir Scouts fort in Balambat in the Lower Dir district in the early hours of July 15. At least 10 rockets were fired at the fort from the hills of Safaray village at about 3 am, The News reported. One of the rockets landed near the main gate of the fort wounding five soldiers on duty. One rocket hit the private residence of a doctor at the DHQ hospital in Timergara, Dr Zahir Rabbani, at the colony and damaged the roof of the house. Two of the rockets landed at the Dir Scouts ground, one near the official residence of the district coordination officer, one near the National Bank branch and telephone exchange while the remaining landed on trees on the bank of Panjkora River.
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July - 15 
In another incident, gas supply to the Pirkoh purification plant was suspended after insurgents blew up an 18-inch diameter gas pipeline in Sui.
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In another incident, gas supply to the Pirkoh purification plant was suspended after insurgents blew up an 18-inch diameter gas pipeline in Sui.
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July - 15 
The Lahore Police arrested three alleged would-be suicide bombers on July 15 and claimed to have foiled a major terrorist attack on the city. Intelligence sources said that the alleged bombers had intended to target important public buildings and for
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The Lahore Police arrested three alleged would-be suicide bombers on July 15 and claimed to have foiled a major terrorist attack on the city. Intelligence sources said that the alleged bombers had intended to target important public buildings and foreign installations and the Chuhng Investigation Centre. Sources added that a week earlier, troops had arrested a group of militants from the country’s Northern Areas. During interrogation, the militants revealed their accomplices’ hideouts. Following the information, police raided a house in Farkhabad on July 15 and arrested Qari Muhammad Basit, Mullah Mir and an unidentified accomplice. Police also seized huge quantities of explosive material, ball bearings, detonators, remote controls and two jackets from the arrested men. Maps of some important buildings in the city were also found.
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The NATO-led troops in Afghanistan used attack helicopters and artillery to fire into Pakistan after coming under rocket attacks from the Pakistani side of the border, the alliance force said on July 16, Daily Times reported. The counter-attack on Ju
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The NATO-led troops in Afghanistan used attack helicopters and artillery to fire into Pakistan after coming under rocket attacks from the Pakistani side of the border, the alliance force said on July 16, Daily Times reported. The counter-attack on July 15 was launched from Afghanistan’s Paktika province, which adjoins Pakistan’s North Waziristan.
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July - 15 
The United Nations Secretary-General Ban-Ki Moon has asked his special representative to Nepal, Ian Martin, to seek clarification from the Government about the scope of support it would like to receive from the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN)
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The United Nations Secretary-General Ban-Ki Moon has asked his special representative to Nepal, Ian Martin, to seek clarification from the Government about the scope of support it would like to receive from the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) before he can submit his recommendation to the UN Security Council to extend the UNMIN's term, The Himalayan Times reported. The Secretary General's report to the Security Council on the request of Nepal for UN assistance was made available on July 15. Moon has stated that the UNMIN will continue to assist in the management of arms and army personnel in accordance with the June 25 Agreement of the Seven-Party Alliance, but that the current monitoring arrangements should not be necessary for a substantial further period.
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July - 15 
Two persons had sustained injuries in an explosion at Bypass Road in the town on July 15-night.
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Two persons had sustained injuries in an explosion at Bypass Road in the town on July 15-night.
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July - 15 
Australian Federal Police (AFP) have arrested, at the request of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), a director of a Melbourne business college believed to be linked to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) over alleged terrorism offe
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Australian Federal Police (AFP) have arrested, at the request of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), a director of a Melbourne business college believed to be linked to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) over alleged terrorism offences in the US, reports The Australian, according to Daily News. ThulasitharanSanthirarajah is expected to face extradition proceedings after his arrest on July 15 when AFP agents raided homes and businesses around Melbourne, including the office of his Melbourne International College. A spokesman for federal Attorney-General Robert McClelland said, "The man is wanted to face prosecution for alleged terrorism offences in the United States of America." Apart from the city office of the college, AFP agents raided five properties and businesses in Narre Warren, Dandenong and Lysterfield.
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July - 15 
Colombo Page reports that the Sri Lanka Air Force MI 24 helicopter gun ships neutralised an LTTE camp located north of Vidattaltive area in the Mannar district.
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Colombo Page reports that the Sri Lanka Air Force MI 24 helicopter gun ships neutralised an LTTE camp located north of Vidattaltive area in the Mannar district.
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July - 15 
Fierce fighting continued in the south and east of Vedithalthivu as the troops surrounded the biggest Sea Tiger (the sea wing of the LTTE) base on the Western coast in North Mannar. "The LTTE had vacated some locations in Vedithalthivu by last evenin
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Fierce fighting continued in the south and east of Vedithalthivu as the troops surrounded the biggest Sea Tiger (the sea wing of the LTTE) base on the Western coast in North Mannar. "The LTTE had vacated some locations in Vedithalthivu by last evening as they felt the area was being surrounded by the troops," Army Commander Lt. General Sarath Fonseka told Daily News. Sources said that the militants started fleeing further north of Vedithalthivu after loading their belongings into trucks as troops advanced into the territory. The sources also confirmed that heavy damage has been caused to the LTTE as the fleeing militants were targeted by long range artillery guns of the security forces. Troops have also been able to capture a section of the A-32 road and continued the military thrust on the Vedithalthivu Sea Tiger base after capturing the Mannar ‘Rice Bowl’ area.
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July - 15 
Morning Leader reports that a resolution has been tabled in the US Congress calling on the US Government and the international community to encourage the deployment of an international human rights monitoring mission in Sri Lanka and help maintain la
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Morning Leader reports that a resolution has been tabled in the US Congress calling on the US Government and the international community to encourage the deployment of an international human rights monitoring mission in Sri Lanka and help maintain law and order in the island nation. Resolution 1338, sponsored by Representative Brad Sherman of California, and co-sponsored by Congressmen Frank Pallon Jr of New Jersey and Jerry Weller of Illinois, has messages for the Sri Lankan Government, the TamileelaMakkalViduthalaiPuligal (TMVP), the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the US President. The preamble clauses accuse the TMVP of being "formally allied with the government" and continuing to "commit serious human rights violations and criminal acts with impunity".
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July - 15 
One soldier was injured in an APM explosion in the same area.
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One soldier was injured in an APM explosion in the same area.
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July - 15 
The Tamil MakkalViduthalaiPulikal (TMVP) leader, ‘Colonel’ Karuna Amman toured Batticaloa and said that the aim of his visit is to thank the people who voted his party to victory in two elections in his absence and to streamline the administrative ma
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The Tamil MakkalViduthalaiPulikal (TMVP) leader, ‘Colonel’ Karuna Amman toured Batticaloa and said that the aim of his visit is to thank the people who voted his party to victory in two elections in his absence and to streamline the administrative matters of his party, Colombo Page reported. Speaking to the media he said that there is no leadership dispute in his party or between him and Pillayan, the present Chief Minister of the province. He further stated that he would even resign from his post if he finds another individual who is more suitable than him for the party leadership. He also expressed his gratitude towards the President and the Defence Secretary for helping his party to progress in democratic stream of politics. He added that his intention is to ensure democratic rights of the Tamil people.
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July - 15 
The troops recovered three hand grenades from the Pansalgodalla area of Trincomalee district.
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The troops recovered three hand grenades from the Pansalgodalla area of Trincomalee district.
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July - 15 
Three soldiers were killed and another injured in an LTTE-triggered IED explosion in the Kadolana area of Jaffna district.
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Three soldiers were killed and another injured in an LTTE-triggered IED explosion in the Kadolana area of Jaffna district.
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July - 15 
Troops killed an LTTE militant in the Ponnar area.
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Troops killed an LTTE militant in the Ponnar area.
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July - 15 
Two Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed by the troops in the Navathkulama area of Vavuniya district on July 15, reports Sri Lanka Army (SLA).
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Two Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed by the troops in the Navathkulama area of Vavuniya district on July 15, reports Sri Lanka Army (SLA).
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July - 15 
While reaffirming its commitment to resuming peace negotiations with the Government, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) said on July 15 that it would not disarm before such negotiations took place, as had been insisted on by President Mahind
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While reaffirming its commitment to resuming peace negotiations with the Government, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) said on July 15 that it would not disarm before such negotiations took place, as had been insisted on by President Mahinda Rajapakse, according to South Asian Media Net. The LTTE military spokesperson, RasiahIlanthirayan, said the conditions put forward by the Government were unrealistic, and claimed that it was the Government that had so far hindered the immediate resumption of peace talks. "We have always been ready for talks, and we have even conveyed this to the Norwegians and the international community. But we cannot disarm for the sake of a ceasefire agreement. That is out. If the Government wants talks, they have to take us as we are; since we are not the ones who abrogated the ceasefire agreement with which we had no problem," Ilanthirayan said, adding, the President’s military approach to overcome the LTTE would never succeed as the cadres were "as strong as ever". A day earlier, President Mahinda Rajapakse had said the LTTE were playing for time and, since they were weak, were prepared to go for talks in order to have a respite to regroup and gather strength to fight on.
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July - 16 
40 Sri Lankan refugees landed at different places of Rameswaram Island on July 16, reports The Hindu. This is the highest number to arrive in a single day in recent months. Of them, 11 were rescued by the naval detachment at Rameswaram. Another group
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40 Sri Lankan refugees landed at different places of Rameswaram Island on July 16, reports The Hindu. This is the highest number to arrive in a single day in recent months. Of them, 11 were rescued by the naval detachment at Rameswaram. Another group of 18 landed on Agnitheertham shore. Along with the boat, the refugees reported at the Rameswaram temple station. They were hailing from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-controlled Kilinochchi area. The third group of 11, who landed at Arichamunai in Dhanushkodi, sought asylum at temple station. The refugees were from Mannar, Vavuniya and other areas. After preliminary enquiry, they were sent to the Mandapam camp.
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July - 16 
A. Z. Jami, who recently deserted the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K), joined the rival National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) along with ten others from the Lotha region.
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A. Z. Jami, who recently deserted the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K), joined the rival National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) along with ten others from the Lotha region.
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July - 16 
According to Daily Excelsior, two militants of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) outfit and a Special Police Officer of the Jammu and Kashmir Police were killed and approximately 22 security force personnel sustained injuries in an 18-hour-long gun-battle a
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According to Daily Excelsior, two militants of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) outfit and a Special Police Officer of the Jammu and Kashmir Police were killed and approximately 22 security force personnel sustained injuries in an 18-hour-long gun-battle at Warpora village on the Sopore-Bandipora Road on July 16. Officials later said that the slain militants were identified as Hilal Ahmed Sofi of Warpora and a Pakistani militant, namely Ali Mohammad Raza.
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July - 16 
An improvised explosive device (IED) was recovered by police in front of the residence of one Sahidur Rahman near DakhinTiamari village in the Dhubri district. Rahman was subsequently arrested in this connection.
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An improvised explosive device (IED) was recovered by police in front of the residence of one Sahidur Rahman near DakhinTiamari village in the Dhubri district. Rahman was subsequently arrested in this connection.
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July - 16 
An unidentified militants opened fire on the residence of an engineer, LangpoklakpamGunmani, at NongmeibungPungMakhong under Porompat police station. However, no one was injured in the attack.
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An unidentified militants opened fire on the residence of an engineer, LangpoklakpamGunmani, at NongmeibungPungMakhong under Porompat police station. However, no one was injured in the attack.
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July - 16 
Elsewhere in the State, security forces neutralized a hide-out of the militants at Hardulla in the Poonch district and recovered one bayonet, one wireless set, nine pistol rounds, 30 Pika rounds and 128 AK rounds.
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Elsewhere in the State, security forces neutralized a hide-out of the militants at Hardulla in the Poonch district and recovered one bayonet, one wireless set, nine pistol rounds, 30 Pika rounds and 128 AK rounds.
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July - 16 
In another incident, militants abducted two civilians and shot dead one of them, identified as Ghulam Mohammed, at Bagla Bharat in the Doda district. The other civilian, Hakim Din, has reportedly managed to escape from the militants’ captivity.
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In another incident, militants abducted two civilians and shot dead one of them, identified as Ghulam Mohammed, at Bagla Bharat in the Doda district. The other civilian, Hakim Din, has reportedly managed to escape from the militants’ captivity.
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July - 16 
Militants targeted the District Police Lines in Doda town opening firing on the Sentries on guard duty injuring one of them. After an exchange of firing which continued for about half an hour, the militants reportedly escaped.
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Militants targeted the District Police Lines in Doda town opening firing on the Sentries on guard duty injuring one of them. After an exchange of firing which continued for about half an hour, the militants reportedly escaped.
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July - 16 
Mothers of two boys, who reportedly went to regain custody of their children from the clutches of VC faction of the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) at Shamurou area on July 16, were ‘detained’ by the outfit
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Mothers of two boys, who reportedly went to regain custody of their children from the clutches of VC faction of the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) at Shamurou area on July 16, were ‘detained’ by the outfit
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July - 16 
On July 16, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed 20 personnel of the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the Orissa Police in a landmine blast in the Malkangiri district, reports The Hindu. Unofficial reports put the death toll at
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On July 16, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed 20 personnel of the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the Orissa Police in a landmine blast in the Malkangiri district, reports The Hindu. Unofficial reports put the death toll at 24. The blast occurred at 4 pm (IST) in the MV-126 area when an anti-landmine van carrying the police team was returning to the district headquarters town of Malkangiri. The personnel had gone to MPV-41 village, where a contractor’s house was attacked by Maoists on July 15-night. A majority of the SOG personnel were in the anti-landmine vehicle and the remaining were on motorcycles. Soon after the blast, the Maoists, hiding in the nearby forest, opened fire on the policemen.
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July - 16 
On July 16, the Union Home Secretary, Madhukar Gupta, chaired a high level meeting in New Delhi to review the Naxal (left-wing extremism) situation in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh. Apart from senior officers of the Home Ministry
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On July 16, the Union Home Secretary, Madhukar Gupta, chaired a high level meeting in New Delhi to review the Naxal (left-wing extremism) situation in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh. Apart from senior officers of the Home Ministry, Chief Secretaries and Directors General of Police from these four States took part in the meeting. The meeting reviewed the progress of implementation of the Integrated Action Plans, prepared for development of the worst-affected districts. Following the meeting, Gupta announced the plan to set up six jungle warfare and counter-insurgency schools within this year to train commando forces being raised by the Maoist-affected states. The locations of the schools will be decided within two weeks.
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July - 16 
One suspected National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) cadre, SumeswarBasumatary, was arrested from Kalagaon village under Howraghat police station in the KarbiAnglong district on July 16, according to Assam Tribune.
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One suspected National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) cadre, SumeswarBasumatary, was arrested from Kalagaon village under Howraghat police station in the KarbiAnglong district on July 16, according to Assam Tribune.
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July - 16 
Security forces killed at least three unidentified militants on the outskirts of Bhaderwah town in Doda district on July 16-night. A police constable Sandeep Kumar sustained injuries in the incident.
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Security forces killed at least three unidentified militants on the outskirts of Bhaderwah town in Doda district on July 16-night. A police constable Sandeep Kumar sustained injuries in the incident.
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July - 16 
Security forces shot dead a suspected Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) militant at HiyangthangTaraheiKhul under Wangoi police station in the Imphal West district on July 16, according to Sangai Express. While another militant managed to escape, one 9
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Security forces shot dead a suspected Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) militant at HiyangthangTaraheiKhul under Wangoi police station in the Imphal West district on July 16, according to Sangai Express. While another militant managed to escape, one 9-mm pistol, three live rounds of ammunition and one magazine were recovered from the possession of the slain militant.
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July - 16 
The Kohima district police recovered the dead body of a person, ShevotaRhakho, near Merema village along the National Highway-61 on July 16, according to Nagaland Post. Shevota was reportedly shot dead by unidentified militants. Three empty cases of
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The Kohima district police recovered the dead body of a person, ShevotaRhakho, near Merema village along the National Highway-61 on July 16, according to Nagaland Post. Shevota was reportedly shot dead by unidentified militants. Three empty cases of AK-47 bullets were recovered from the incident site.
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July - 16 
The troops also recovered one 83mm bomb, three 82mm fuse and 50 grams explosive from BhimberGali in the same district.
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The troops also recovered one 83mm bomb, three 82mm fuse and 50 grams explosive from BhimberGali in the same district.
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July - 16 
Three more children were abducted by militants in the State, reports Imphal Free Press. The total number of missing children has gone up to 13.
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Three more children were abducted by militants in the State, reports Imphal Free Press. The total number of missing children has gone up to 13.
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July - 16 
Times of India reports that the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the West Bengal Police on July 16 night arrested a Pakistani national, suspected to be an agent of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), from a hotel in Bagdogra on the outsk
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Times of India reports that the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the West Bengal Police on July 16 night arrested a Pakistani national, suspected to be an agent of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), from a hotel in Bagdogra on the outskirts of Siliguri town. Some documents and maps showing details of army installations in north Bengal were recovered from the arrested person identified as Abid Khan alias Samir Ahmed Sagar, who did not possess a passport. A Siliguri sub-divisional court later remanded him to 12 days' custody. Subsequent interrogation revealed that Abid is a resident of Keru village under Bhawan Langra post office in Pakistan's Punjab province. He had been to Suncheri in Nepal, from where he sneaked into India about a week ago via Kakarvitta in eastern Nepal's Jhapa district. During the past week, he visited several places in Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling, from where he probably obtained the documents, which had information on the Binnaguri cantonment and the Hasimara air base. Intelligence sources believe that Abid has already developed a network in the region to get regular information on the defence installations.
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July - 16 
A gas pipeline was blown up in the Pir Koh area of DeraBugti district on July 16-afternoon. Gas supply was suspended to the plant from the Pir Koh gas filed after the incident. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported.
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A gas pipeline was blown up in the Pir Koh area of DeraBugti district on July 16-afternoon. Gas supply was suspended to the plant from the Pir Koh gas filed after the incident. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported.
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July - 16 
A police constable was killed and 12 persons, including five paramilitary soldiers, were injured when a bomb planted on a bicycle exploded in Mastung on July 16, Dawn reported. Sources said that the bicycle had been parked near a Frontier Corps vehic
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A police constable was killed and 12 persons, including five paramilitary soldiers, were injured when a bomb planted on a bicycle exploded in Mastung on July 16, Dawn reported. Sources said that the bicycle had been parked near a Frontier Corps vehicle outside the town’s main mosque. “Around 1kg of explosive substance was used in the act,” the District Police Officer Malik Arshad Iqbal said, adding that three vehicles were destroyed and several shops were damaged.
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July - 16 
An International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) base had “received multiple rocket attacks from militants inside Pakistan”, ISAF said in a statement. “The troops identified a qalat(mound) as the point of origin of the attacks and responded in self-
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An International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) base had “received multiple rocket attacks from militants inside Pakistan”, ISAF said in a statement. “The troops identified a qalat(mound) as the point of origin of the attacks and responded in self-defence with a combination of firing from attack helicopters and shooting artillery into Pakistan,” it said. Nine Afghan soldiers were wounded by the rocket attacks and ISAF responded immediately, an ISAF spokesman said. ISAF and the Pakistani army “co-ordinated their operation closely from the outset. The Pakistani military agreed to assist and search the area if the border firing continued,” the statement said.
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July - 16 
Elsewhere in the FATA, a militant was killed and three others sustained injuries in a clash between two rival groups in the Khalodag village of Mohmand Agency over the occupation of a madrassa (seminary) on July 16. Sources said that the clash starte
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Elsewhere in the FATA, a militant was killed and three others sustained injuries in a clash between two rival groups in the Khalodag village of Mohmand Agency over the occupation of a madrassa (seminary) on July 16. Sources said that the clash started when the Shah Sahib militant group tried to take control of a madrassa in Khalodag village from the Commander Umer Khalid militant group. Mamor, a militant, was reportedly killed in the ensuing clash and Mansoor, Fayaz and Ayaz were wounded.
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July - 16 
Seven persons were killed and five others injured on July 16 in clashes between the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and the Ansar-ul-Islam (AI) militant groups in the Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency, Daily Times reported. Sources said that both groups have occupi
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Seven persons were killed and five others injured on July 16 in clashes between the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and the Ansar-ul-Islam (AI) militant groups in the Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency, Daily Times reported. Sources said that both groups have occupied positions in the Tirah Valley mountains and are firing upon each other with heavy weapons. They said that more than 100 people have been killed in the clashes that have been continuing for a month and several more injured.
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July - 16 
The Balochistan Frontier Corps (FC) seized a large cache of drugs and weapons from a vehicle in the Nokandi district on July 16-morning, Daily Times reported. A press release said the FC personnel seized 600 kilograms of opium, a 7 MM rifle, a rocket
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The Balochistan Frontier Corps (FC) seized a large cache of drugs and weapons from a vehicle in the Nokandi district on July 16-morning, Daily Times reported. A press release said the FC personnel seized 600 kilograms of opium, a 7 MM rifle, a rocket launcher, two heavy machineguns with 600 rounds of ammunition, six RPG-7 fuses and bombs, an anti-tank mine and five mortars from the vehicle.
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July - 16 
The Government has accused the Taliban of violating the peace agreement in Swat by abducting law-enforcement personnel and running militant training centres, according to Dawn. In a statement issued on July 16, the district coordination officer and l
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The Government has accused the Taliban of violating the peace agreement in Swat by abducting law-enforcement personnel and running militant training centres, according to Dawn. In a statement issued on July 16, the district coordination officer and local police chief said Taliban militants had abducted policemen Nezar Ali and ZerQias and demanded release of 10 militants in return for their freedom. The officials said the Taliban had not raised the issue of release of the militants during earlier negotiations. “Taliban should respect the peace deal and free the personnel immediately,” they said, adding that the Government had already released 19 militants unconditionally. The officials said the Taliban did not attend a scheduled meeting of the joint implementation committee for the accord on July 16. “Training centres for subversive activities at eight locations in Swat district, including Baila Gut, Malam Jaba, Zora, Dadhara, and Peochar, are still operating and activities at these hideouts have increased in violation of the agreement,” they said. The officials also said the Taliban had renounced militancy and accepted the writ of the government. They had promised not to run a parallel administration or display weapons in the valley. Despite the agreement, there have reportedly been seven attacks on police and five on the army; 10 officials have been killed and three police posts, 15 schools and five private buildings, including a hotel in Malam Jaba, have been set ablaze since May 21. They also said Taliban’s FM radio station was being used from time to time to criticise Government’s policies in violation of the accord.
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July - 16 
The Pakistan Army, the Frontier Constabulary (FC) and the Frontier Police launched an operation on July 16 in the Naryab and Zargari areas of Doaba Town in Hangu district, attacking hideouts of militants with gunship helicopters and artillery fire, T
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The Pakistan Army, the Frontier Constabulary (FC) and the Frontier Police launched an operation on July 16 in the Naryab and Zargari areas of Doaba Town in Hangu district, attacking hideouts of militants with gunship helicopters and artillery fire, The News reported. There were unconfirmed reports that heavy shelling killed one person in Tora Warai while four others sustained injuries in Naryab. Curfew is already in place in Doaba town since July 9 when the police had launched a crackdown on certain groups. Educational institutions, bazaars and roads in the area have been closed for the last one week and the local people are reportedly migrating to safer places. “The Army and the police have launched the operation in Naryab, which was later extended to Zargari and other areas to eliminate groups that are threatening peace in Hangu. So far there is no report of any casualty,” District Police Officer, Mohammad Idrees, told The News from Hangu. The officer said that no hideout had been demolished in the operation. After getting air cover from choppers, the troops reportedly moved to Naryab town with tanks and armoured personnel carriers at around 12 noon to take over the stronghold of the local militants, who had recently killed 17 FC personnel during an ambush in Zargari and occupied the Doaba police station. Spokesman for the militants in Hangu, Maulvi Haider, alleged that the Taliban had assured the Jirga (council) of not carrying out any attack but despite that the Government had moved the security forces against them. According to a local resident, there are about 200 to 300 militants in different villages of Doaba but the rest had come from the adjacent tribal areas.
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July - 16 
A civilian, Prakash Tiwari, was injured in a bomb blast at Ghantaghar in the Birgunj town of Parsa district on July 16-evening, Nepal News reported. Nobody has claimed responsibility for the blast so far.
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A civilian, Prakash Tiwari, was injured in a bomb blast at Ghantaghar in the Birgunj town of Parsa district on July 16-evening, Nepal News reported. Nobody has claimed responsibility for the blast so far.
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July - 16 
Members of the All Nepal National Free Students Union and the All Nepal National Independent Students Union Revolutionary, student wings of the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) and the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M
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Members of the All Nepal National Free Students Union and the All Nepal National Independent Students Union Revolutionary, student wings of the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) and the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist), at the Institute of Forestry in Pokhara ‘seized’ five campus officials on July 16 as the talks on compensation for damages incurred in students' clash a couple of months ago, ended inconclusively, according to Kantipuronline.
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July - 16 
The Constituent Assembly (CA) has fixed July 19 as the date for election of the first President of republican Nepal, reports Nepal News. The CA meeting on July 15 approved the election procedures recommended by the CA Procedures Advisory Committee. T
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The Constituent Assembly (CA) has fixed July 19 as the date for election of the first President of republican Nepal, reports Nepal News. The CA meeting on July 15 approved the election procedures recommended by the CA Procedures Advisory Committee. The process of electing the first President is set to begin from July 16 (today) as per the election programme mentioned in the procedure passed by the CA. The President can be elected based on simple majority. If none of the candidate gets majority, the top two candidates will head to second round of voting. Only the CA members are eligible for voting in the election.
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July - 16 
12 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed and 23 others wounded during clashes with the troops in the Periyamaraiillupai, Kattikulam, Pandiyankulam, Palamoddai and north of Navvi areas in Vavuniya district on July 16, reports S
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12 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed and 23 others wounded during clashes with the troops in the Periyamaraiillupai, Kattikulam, Pandiyankulam, Palamoddai and north of Navvi areas in Vavuniya district on July 16, reports Sri Lanka Army. One soldier was also killed while another sustained injury in the clashes. Troops captured three bunkers at north of Navvi and recovered one Global Positions System.
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July - 16 
28 LTTE cadres were killed and more than 40 others injured by the security forces (SFs) in the Navakkulam, Maruthamadu and Nedunkandal areas in Vavuniya and Eachalarakkai in Mannar.
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28 LTTE cadres were killed and more than 40 others injured by the security forces (SFs) in the Navakkulam, Maruthamadu and Nedunkandal areas in Vavuniya and Eachalarakkai in Mannar.
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July - 16 
40 Sri Lankan refugees landed at different places of Rameswaram Island on July 16, reports The Hindu. This is the highest number to arrive in a single day in recent months. Of them, 11 were rescued by the naval detachment at Rameswaram. Another group
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40 Sri Lankan refugees landed at different places of Rameswaram Island on July 16, reports The Hindu. This is the highest number to arrive in a single day in recent months. Of them, 11 were rescued by the naval detachment at Rameswaram. Another group of 18 landed on Agnitheertham shore. Along with the boat, the refugees reported at the Rameswaram temple station. They were hailing from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-controlled Kilinochchi area. The third group of 11, who landed at Arichamunai in Dhanushkodi, sought asylum at temple station. The refugees were from Mannar, Vavuniya and other areas. After preliminary enquiry, they were sent to the Mandapam camp.
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July - 16 
Five militants were injured when the troops attacked an LTTE bunker north of Kiriibbanwewa in Vavuniya district.
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Five militants were injured when the troops attacked an LTTE bunker north of Kiriibbanwewa in Vavuniya district.
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July - 16 
One LTTE cadre was killed in an encounter with the SFs in the Ponnar area of Jaffna district.
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One LTTE cadre was killed in an encounter with the SFs in the Ponnar area of Jaffna district.
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July - 16 
One soldier was killed while 15 were wounded in LTTE attacks in Welioya, Vavuniya and Mannar.
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One soldier was killed while 15 were wounded in LTTE attacks in Welioya, Vavuniya and Mannar.
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July - 16 
Six more soldiers were injured in APM and IED explosions in these areas.
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Six more soldiers were injured in APM and IED explosions in these areas.
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July - 16 
The Army Commander Lt. General Sarath Fonseka told Daily News that the capture of Vedithalthivu was a remarkable victory and the troops are now advancing towards Illuppukadavai, the next Sea Tiger base in the Western coast confining Sea Tiger activit
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The Army Commander Lt. General Sarath Fonseka told Daily News that the capture of Vedithalthivu was a remarkable victory and the troops are now advancing towards Illuppukadavai, the next Sea Tiger base in the Western coast confining Sea Tiger activities in the Western coast to the Northern most part of the Western coast towards Nachchakuda. At least 20 militants were killed as the Army troops along with the SLAF launched an attack on a convoy of LTTE while it was moving along A-32 Mannar-Pooneryn road on July 15, reports Sri Lanka Army. The fleeing militants left abandoned several damaged vehicles, the report added.
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July - 16 
The SFs also neutralised an LTTE bunker in the Maruthamadu area of Vavuniya district and killed four militants while injuring four others. During clashes between the two sides in the areas north of Janakapura and north of Kiriibbanwewa, the troops ki
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The SFs also neutralised an LTTE bunker in the Maruthamadu area of Vavuniya district and killed four militants while injuring four others. During clashes between the two sides in the areas north of Janakapura and north of Kiriibbanwewa, the troops killed four militants and injured 20 others.
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July - 16 
The Special Task Force personnel recovered eight T-56 weapons, three suicide kits, two suicide kit dummies, one solar panel and 20 video cassettes from the Dangeliyadda area of Batticaloa district.
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The Special Task Force personnel recovered eight T-56 weapons, three suicide kits, two suicide kit dummies, one solar panel and 20 video cassettes from the Dangeliyadda area of Batticaloa district.
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July - 16 
The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) said that they had destroyed two fleeing LTTE boats off Vidattaltive shores using MI-24 attack helicopters. Wing Commander Janaka Nanayakkara said the two boats fleeing with LTTE cadres aboard were destroyed four kilome
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The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) said that they had destroyed two fleeing LTTE boats off Vidattaltive shores using MI-24 attack helicopters. Wing Commander Janaka Nanayakkara said the two boats fleeing with LTTE cadres aboard were destroyed four kilometres north of Vedithalthivu. Another Sea Tiger base 40-kilometers north of Vidattaltive identified as Wallaipadu, which had been used by fleeing LTTE cadres to regroup, too had been targeted by the SLAF jets, he added. He also confirmed that over 20 militants had died in the SLAF air raid one kilometre north of Vidattaltive on July 15.
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July - 16 
The troops captured two LTTE camps in the Ampandankulam and north of Navvi areas killing three militants while injuring eight others. The SFs recovered one T-56 weapon and one radio communication set with a charger from Ampandankulam.
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The troops captured two LTTE camps in the Ampandankulam and north of Navvi areas killing three militants while injuring eight others. The SFs recovered one T-56 weapon and one radio communication set with a charger from Ampandankulam.
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July - 16 
The troops on July 16-noon captured the biggest Sea Tiger [sea wing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)] base in the North Western coastal town of Vedithalthivu in Mannar for the first time after the early 1990’s. More than 70 to 80 milita
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The troops on July 16-noon captured the biggest Sea Tiger [sea wing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)] base in the North Western coastal town of Vedithalthivu in Mannar for the first time after the early 1990’s. More than 70 to 80 militants were killed during the past few days, the General Officer Commanding of the 58 Division Brigadier Silva told Daily News, adding, “The LTTE is losing their biggest logistic base and the supplies from Mannar with the capture of Vedithalthivu.” The troops focused the LTTE pockets when capturing Vedithalthivu and targeted the fleeing militants further north of Vedithalthivu towards Illuppukadavai and Vellankulam, the Brigadier added.
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July - 16 
Two LTTE militants, M. D. Mohan and B. Pradeepan, surrendered before the Uppuveli Police station in Trincomalee district.
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Two LTTE militants, M. D. Mohan and B. Pradeepan, surrendered before the Uppuveli Police station in Trincomalee district.
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July - 16 
Two soldiers were wounded by the militants in the area north of Janakapura
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Two soldiers were wounded by the militants in the area north of Janakapura
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July - 17 
A least 35 cadres deserted the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) and later joined the rival National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), according to Nagaland Post.
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A least 35 cadres deserted the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) and later joined the rival National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), according to Nagaland Post.
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July - 17 
An official of the Indian mission said details were being verified.
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An official of the Indian mission said details were being verified.
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July - 17 
On July 17, India and Bangladesh held a day long foreign secretary level talks in New Delhi, reports Indian Express. Talks between Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon and his Bangladeshi counterpart Mohammad Touhid Hossain centred around stre
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On July 17, India and Bangladesh held a day long foreign secretary level talks in New Delhi, reports Indian Express. Talks between Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon and his Bangladeshi counterpart Mohammad Touhid Hossain centred around strengthening the ties between the two countries, particularly on security issues. "We are convinced that our security is interlinked and that terrorism will have to be tackled resolutely," said Menon after the talks. Responding to a question on whether activities of the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) were discussed, Menon said, "We discussed the issue of terrorism and how we both need to face it together. The details, of course, are dealt with in other fora. We have other places where we discuss these things, the Home Secretaries’ talks and so on. And we look forward to working together against terrorism."
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July - 17 
On July 17, Maharashtra Government approved an INR 51.6 million proposal to grant incentives to those villages in the Gadchiroli and Gondia districts that deny entry to Naxalites (left-wing extremists). According to the proposal, 170 villages in Gadc
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On July 17, Maharashtra Government approved an INR 51.6 million proposal to grant incentives to those villages in the Gadchiroli and Gondia districts that deny entry to Naxalites (left-wing extremists). According to the proposal, 170 villages in Gadchiroli and two villages in Gondia districts will receive INR 300,000 each for undertaking developmental works. A senior official said that the special scheme has also been extended to all the Naxalite-dominated districts - Nanded, Bhandara, Gondia, Gadchiroli and Chandrapur. The funds will be at the disposal of the local gram panchayat (village level self government institution).
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July - 17 
Suspected militants hurled a bomb at the residence of a woman doctor, Sanatombi, at Hatta in the capital Imphal on Jul 17, reports Imphal Free Press. However, the bomb failed to explode.
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Suspected militants hurled a bomb at the residence of a woman doctor, Sanatombi, at Hatta in the capital Imphal on Jul 17, reports Imphal Free Press. However, the bomb failed to explode.
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July - 17 
The Doda district police recovered more than 20 kilograms of explosives, some bullets, magazines and other ammunition from a hideout in the GuraMarmat area on July 17, Tribune reported. A large quantity of ration, some propaganda material and other a
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The Doda district police recovered more than 20 kilograms of explosives, some bullets, magazines and other ammunition from a hideout in the GuraMarmat area on July 17, Tribune reported. A large quantity of ration, some propaganda material and other ammunition was also recovered from the hideout.
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July - 17 
The Sri Lankan Navy (SLN) on July 17 claimed to have "rescued’ an Indian national, who was under LTTE detention for the last five and a half years, while he was fleeing to India on a boat. The SLN said the Indian national had come to Sri Lanka in 200
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The Sri Lankan Navy (SLN) on July 17 claimed to have "rescued’ an Indian national, who was under LTTE detention for the last five and a half years, while he was fleeing to India on a boat. The SLN said the Indian national had come to Sri Lanka in 2003 with three other Indians on valid visas and travelled to Kilinochchi to visit relatives. However, they were reportedly ‘arrested’ by the LTTE.
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July - 17 
Two bombs were exploded by militants in the Thoubal district on July 17-night. While one exploded near a phone booth at Sugnu bazaar, the second bomb exploded some distance away from the site of first blast. However, no casualty was reported in the t
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Two bombs were exploded by militants in the Thoubal district on July 17-night. While one exploded near a phone booth at Sugnu bazaar, the second bomb exploded some distance away from the site of first blast. However, no casualty was reported in the twin blasts.
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July - 17 
Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti said the NWFP Government will not resign nor become hostage to any militant group. He was responding to the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan chief BaitullahMehsud who issued on July 17 a five-day ultimatum for the provi
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Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti said the NWFP Government will not resign nor become hostage to any militant group. He was responding to the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan chief BaitullahMehsud who issued on July 17 a five-day ultimatum for the provincial Government to resign or "face dire consequences." Hoti said the provincial Government had "sent the army to Hangu as a precautionary measure", and not to target any particular group.
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Despite a cease-fire brokered by two senior Afghan Taliban commanders on July 17, fighting between two rival militant groups continued on July 18 in which more than 50 militants were killed and dozens injured in the Mohmand Agency of FATA, The News r
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Despite a cease-fire brokered by two senior Afghan Taliban commanders on July 17, fighting between two rival militant groups continued on July 18 in which more than 50 militants were killed and dozens injured in the Mohmand Agency of FATA, The News reported. Two rival militant groups – the BaitullahMehsud-led Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Commander Shah Khalid-led militants which is considered as pro-government — have been fighting for the past three days for the control of the Mohmand Agency. The two groups were running separate training centres and had set up checkpoints on roadsides. After two days of fighting, a two-member jirga (council) comprising two senior Afghan Taliban commanders — Ustad Mohammad Yasir and Maulvi Sadre Azam — mediated between them and brokered a truce on July 17-night. However, according to sources close to the militants, fighting between the well-armed militants of the two groups started again on July 18-morning when militants associated with Shah Khalid reportedly attacked one of Commander Omar Khalid’s senior commanders, Qari Shakil when he entered Khwezo, a town considered to be a stronghold of the Shah Khalid group. Qari Shakil, who hails from Peshawar’s Michni town, was injured in the attack while his vehicle was destroyed. Consequently, heavy fighting broke out between the two sides in which sophisticated weapons were used. Tribal and militant sources said that both the sides suffered heavy losses and so far 50 people, majority of them from Shah Khalid’s group, were confirmed dead and dozens injured.
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July - 17 
Elsewhere in the province, four mobile phone shops were destroyed and three others were partially damaged in a bomb blast in the Israr Market in Shabqadar near Charsadda district on July 17. Shopkeepers in the market were dealing in ‘obscene’ ring-to
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Elsewhere in the province, four mobile phone shops were destroyed and three others were partially damaged in a bomb blast in the Israr Market in Shabqadar near Charsadda district on July 17. Shopkeepers in the market were dealing in ‘obscene’ ring-tones according to threatening letters they had received from local Taliban prior to the blast.
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July - 17 
Police in the Swat district on July 17 arrested three suspected would-be suicide bombers, including a 13-year old boy who was tasked to attack the security forces, police officials told reporters in Mingora. They were arrested during a routine check
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Police in the Swat district on July 17 arrested three suspected would-be suicide bombers, including a 13-year old boy who was tasked to attack the security forces, police officials told reporters in Mingora. They were arrested during a routine check at the GhatPewchar check-post in the Matta sub-division.
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July - 17 
Security forces on July 17 attacked militants around Hangu district in the NWFP, clearing several Taliban strongholds. "We have cleared Shamana Fort and Zarguri and Naryab areas north of Hangu," military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told Daily
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Security forces on July 17 attacked militants around Hangu district in the NWFP, clearing several Taliban strongholds. "We have cleared Shamana Fort and Zarguri and Naryab areas north of Hangu," military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told Daily Times. He added that the "operation will be expanded as some areas are yet to be cleared." In the crackdown launched late on July 16, "the security forces, backed by tanks and gunship helicopters, also secured Naryab Dam", local officials said. The spokesman said there were some casualties on the militants’ side, adding that the exact numbers were not available. Taliban spokesman Mullah Shaheen confirmed the clashes, conceding that four militants had been injured. Official sources said four vehicles of the militants were also hit in Zarguri and Sarmalo. The militants retaliated by firing rocket-propelled grenades at the security forces that called in gunship helicopters and targeted the area near Torawarey, the sources added. "There’s normal resistance and now our troops are advancing," Abbas said, according to AFP.
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July - 17 
The Provincial Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said people had given the Government a mandate for five years. "This is just nonsense and we know from where they are getting dictation," he said, adding that the statement of BaitullahMehsud
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The Provincial Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said people had given the Government a mandate for five years. "This is just nonsense and we know from where they are getting dictation," he said, adding that the statement of BaitullahMehsud was regrettable. He said the Government would not step down, nor would it follow the dictates of a person or group.
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July - 17 
The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief BaitullahMehsud has asked the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Government to either resign within five days or "prepare itself to face the consequences," according to Dawn. "The NWFP Government is not sinc
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The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief BaitullahMehsud has asked the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Government to either resign within five days or "prepare itself to face the consequences," according to Dawn. "The NWFP Government is not sincere about restoring peace, rather it is responsible for lawlessness in the tribal areas, Hangu and Swat," TTP spokesman Maulvi Umar quoted Baitullah as saying on July 17. Umar stated that the Taliban reserved the right to take action against the provincial Government if it did not resign in five days. He said the NWFP Government was a powerless entity and Taliban would not hold talks with a weak Government.
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July - 17 
Three security force personnel were injured when a road-side bomb blew up an army vehicle in the Kahan area of Kohlu district on July 17, Dawn reported. Police sources said that some people had planted the bomb on the Kahan-Tartani road and blew it u
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Three security force personnel were injured when a road-side bomb blew up an army vehicle in the Kahan area of Kohlu district on July 17, Dawn reported. Police sources said that some people had planted the bomb on the Kahan-Tartani road and blew it up with a remote control when a vehicle carrying army personnel was in the area. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the blast. Calling from an unspecified location, a BLA spokesman Beebargh Baloch told journalists that security forces had suffered casualties.
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July - 17 
Failing to arrive at an agreement to elect the President based on a consensus, the Nepali Congress (NC) and the Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) have blamed the Maoists for being ‘opportunistic’. The CPN-UML leader BishnuPau
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Failing to arrive at an agreement to elect the President based on a consensus, the Nepali Congress (NC) and the Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) have blamed the Maoists for being ‘opportunistic’. The CPN-UML leader BishnuPaudel told The Hindu on July 17: "They [Maoists] forgot their friends who had signed a 12-point agreement and who joined them in the Peoples’ Revolution." Talking to reporters, NC leader Ram Chandra Paudel said, "Instead of trying to find a consensus, the Maoists showed an opportunistic character."
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July - 17 
Three persons have registered as candidates for the first presidential elections. The Maoists nominated Ramraja Prasad Singh, the NC has chosen Dr. Ram Baran Yadav, and Ram Preet Paswan has been chosen by the CPN-UML. All the nominees hail from the T
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Three persons have registered as candidates for the first presidential elections. The Maoists nominated Ramraja Prasad Singh, the NC has chosen Dr. Ram Baran Yadav, and Ram Preet Paswan has been chosen by the CPN-UML. All the nominees hail from the Terai region. The three Madhesh-based parties — the MadhesiJanadhikar Forum, TeraiMadheshLoktantrik Party and Nepal Sadbhavana Party — have extended support to Ramraja Prasad Singh, who he is likely to be elected President with the backing of these parties, the report added.
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July - 17 
On July 17, India and Bangladesh held a day long foreign secretary level talks in New Delhi, reports Indian Express. Talks between Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon and his Bangladeshi counterpart Mohammad Touhid Hossain centred around stre
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On July 17, India and Bangladesh held a day long foreign secretary level talks in New Delhi, reports Indian Express. Talks between Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon and his Bangladeshi counterpart Mohammad Touhid Hossain centred around strengthening the ties between the two countries, particularly on security issues. "We are convinced that our security is interlinked and that terrorism will have to be tackled resolutely," said Menon after the talks. Responding to a question on whether activities of the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) were discussed, Menon said, "We discussed the issue of terrorism and how we both need to face it together. The details, of course, are dealt with in other fora. We have other places where we discuss these things, the Home Secretaries’ talks and so on. And we look forward to working together against terrorism."
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July - 17 
19 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed and at least 40 others injured when the troops attacked the outfit’s bunkers in the Thunukkai, Pandiyankulam, Oddankulam, Pallaimadu, Palaiandankulam, Thiravu, north of Janakapura, Kiri
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19 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed and at least 40 others injured when the troops attacked the outfit’s bunkers in the Thunukkai, Pandiyankulam, Oddankulam, Pallaimadu, Palaiandankulam, Thiravu, north of Janakapura, Kiriibbanwewa, Andankulam and Vellankulam areas in Vavuniya district on July 17, Sri Lanka Army reported. While five soldiers were also killed and 10 others injured in improvise explosion devices explosions in these areas, one soldier went missing during the confrontation in Thunukkai. Troops also neutralised at least 11 bunkers, including eight bunkers in the Navvi area, during the operation.
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July - 17 
During another clash in the Welioya area, the security forces (SFs) killed eight militants while injuring 25 others. While 10 SF personnel were wounded in the incident, the SFs also neutralised two LTTE bunkers.
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During another clash in the Welioya area, the security forces (SFs) killed eight militants while injuring 25 others. While 10 SF personnel were wounded in the incident, the SFs also neutralised two LTTE bunkers.
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July - 17 
On July 17, a MI-24 fighter helicopter of the Sri Lanka Air Force neutralised a Sea Tiger (sea wing of the LTTE) base at Illuppukadavai, about 11-km northeast of Vidattaltive in the Mannar district.
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On July 17, a MI-24 fighter helicopter of the Sri Lanka Air Force neutralised a Sea Tiger (sea wing of the LTTE) base at Illuppukadavai, about 11-km northeast of Vidattaltive in the Mannar district.
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July - 17 
The security forces recovered a powerful three-kg heavy claymore mine and two hand grenades from the Valaichchenai Railway Station premises in the Batticaloa district on July 17-night following a tip-off given by a civilian and averted a major bloodb
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The security forces recovered a powerful three-kg heavy claymore mine and two hand grenades from the Valaichchenai Railway Station premises in the Batticaloa district on July 17-night following a tip-off given by a civilian and averted a major bloodbath since a train from Polonnaruwa was expected there a few minutes later. The claymore, two hand grenades, two 9-V batteries and the 120-m long detonator wire had been kept covered, in close proximity to the main entrance of the Railway Station when they were detected by the troops. Similarly, troops in the Muttur area of Trincomalee district recovered one locally made pistol, two Rocket Propeller Gun (RPG) rounds, 50 RPG chargers and one hand grenade.
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July - 17 
The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) neutralised one LTTE heavy weapon position, about two-km west of Mullaitivu lagoon. Similarly, the SLAF bombed a Sea Tiger (sea wing of the LTTE) logistic base about one-km north of the same lagoon. The base was badly d
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The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) neutralised one LTTE heavy weapon position, about two-km west of Mullaitivu lagoon. Similarly, the SLAF bombed a Sea Tiger (sea wing of the LTTE) logistic base about one-km north of the same lagoon. The base was badly damaged and two Sea Tiger boats which caught fire were completely destroyed, according to the SLAF.
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July - 17 
The Sri Lankan Navy (SLN) on July 17 claimed to have "rescued’ an Indian national, who was under LTTE detention for the last five and a half years, while he was fleeing to India on a boat. The SLN said the Indian national had come to Sri Lanka in 200
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The Sri Lankan Navy (SLN) on July 17 claimed to have "rescued’ an Indian national, who was under LTTE detention for the last five and a half years, while he was fleeing to India on a boat. The SLN said the Indian national had come to Sri Lanka in 2003 with three other Indians on valid visas and travelled to Kilinochchi to visit relatives. However, they were reportedly ‘arrested’ by the LTTE.
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July - 17 
The TamileelaMakkalViduthalaiPulikal (TMVP) leader ‘Colonel’ Karuna Amman has said that the members of his group no longer need to carry arms as they are totally satisfied with the security given to them by the Government. In an interview to Daily Ne
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The TamileelaMakkalViduthalaiPulikal (TMVP) leader ‘Colonel’ Karuna Amman has said that the members of his group no longer need to carry arms as they are totally satisfied with the security given to them by the Government. In an interview to Daily News on July 17, Karuna said that he has already discussed with the defence authorities to bring his qualified and willing cadres to the SFs, Police and Home Guards. "We have already started that process of recruiting our cadres to the Security Forces and the Police from the Trincomalee district," he added. "Now we have entered into mainstream politics and there is no need to have arms. I have instructed the cadres, who are not willing to join the Security Forces and the Police to reunite with their families", Karuna further added.
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July - 17 
The troops neutralised six LTTE bunkers ahead of the Muhamalai and Nagarkovil FDLs (Forward Defence Lines) in Jaffna district killing one militant while injuring another.
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The troops neutralised six LTTE bunkers ahead of the Muhamalai and Nagarkovil FDLs (Forward Defence Lines) in Jaffna district killing one militant while injuring another.
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July - 17 
Three LTTE cadres and two soldiers were killed in an exchange of fire between the two sides at the Vidattaltive jetty in Mannar district. While six soldiers sustained injuries, the SFs recovered two trucks, one canter and a motor bike.
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Three LTTE cadres and two soldiers were killed in an exchange of fire between the two sides at the Vidattaltive jetty in Mannar district. While six soldiers sustained injuries, the SFs recovered two trucks, one canter and a motor bike.
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July - 17 
Troops recovered the dead body of the soldier who went missing after confrontations with the militants in the Thunukkai area of Vavuniya district on July 17.
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Troops recovered the dead body of the soldier who went missing after confrontations with the militants in the Thunukkai area of Vavuniya district on July 17.
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July - 18 
30 civilians and six soldiers were injured when a militant lobbed a grenade on a Central Reserve Police Force vehicle in the Banihal town of Ramban district.
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30 civilians and six soldiers were injured when a militant lobbed a grenade on a Central Reserve Police Force vehicle in the Banihal town of Ramban district.
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July - 18 
A civilian was killed and another injured while a Village Defence Committee (VDC) member was still in captivity of the militants at Dudu Basantgarh in the Udhampur district on July 18, Daily Excelsior reported. Senior Superintendent of Police, Ashkoo
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A civilian was killed and another injured while a Village Defence Committee (VDC) member was still in captivity of the militants at Dudu Basantgarh in the Udhampur district on July 18, Daily Excelsior reported. Senior Superintendent of Police, AshkoorWani, stated that suspected Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants had abducted three civilians at about 2.30 pm from Sitru and GharKatyas villages in the Udhampur district. Kashmira Singh, a civilian, was shot dead by the militants while Darshan Singh, his associate, was injured. The fate of VDC member Om Parkash was not known.
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July - 18 
A crude bomb weighing 10 kilograms was recovered from the Koimari market under Golokganj police station of Dhubri district on July 18, reports Telegraph.
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A crude bomb weighing 10 kilograms was recovered from the Koimari market under Golokganj police station of Dhubri district on July 18, reports Telegraph.
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July - 18 
A passenger bus was damaged when suspected militants opened fire at Uchiwa village under Mayang Imphal police station on July 18-night.
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A passenger bus was damaged when suspected militants opened fire at Uchiwa village under Mayang Imphal police station on July 18-night.
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July - 18 
An improvised explosive device weighing 10 kilograms was recovered by the Central Reserve Police Force personnel from a village near Koimari Bazar under Golokganj police station in the Dhubri district on July 18.
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An improvised explosive device weighing 10 kilograms was recovered by the Central Reserve Police Force personnel from a village near Koimari Bazar under Golokganj police station in the Dhubri district on July 18.
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July - 18 
One National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) cadre belonging to Khasi group, identified as JklisMawphniang, surrendered before Army and Meghalaya Police in Shillong on an unspecified date, reports Shillong Times. He hailed from Ri-Bhoi district i
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One National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) cadre belonging to Khasi group, identified as JklisMawphniang, surrendered before Army and Meghalaya Police in Shillong on an unspecified date, reports Shillong Times. He hailed from Ri-Bhoi district in Meghalaya and was operating as 'area commander' of the outfit at Kokrajhar in Assam. He deposited two revolvers during the time of his surrender.
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July - 18 
The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ideologue, BhimkantaBuragohain, was remanded to 14 days judicial custody in connection with the various charges against him under the Arms Act, according to Shillong Times. He was presented before the Tezpur
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The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ideologue, BhimkantaBuragohain, was remanded to 14 days judicial custody in connection with the various charges against him under the Arms Act, according to Shillong Times. He was presented before the Tezpur Additional District Sessions Judge along with two other accomplices, who were also awarded similar sentences. They were Bolin Das alias AmarjyotiGogoi and Amulya Roy.
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July - 18 
Three persons from Rathkhola in Siliguri, were detained on the suspicion of being linked with the Pakistani external intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), reports Telegraph. Police sources said that the three arrested persons co
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Three persons from Rathkhola in Siliguri, were detained on the suspicion of being linked with the Pakistani external intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), reports Telegraph. Police sources said that the three arrested persons could be accomplices of ISI agent Abid Khan, who had been arrested on July 17.
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July - 18 
Two suspected People’s United Liberation Front (PULF) militants were shot dead by a team of Imphal West district police commandos during an encounter at Sangokpam village under Patsoi police station on July 18, reports Imphal Free Press.One .32 revol
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Two suspected People’s United Liberation Front (PULF) militants were shot dead by a team of Imphal West district police commandos during an encounter at Sangokpam village under Patsoi police station on July 18, reports Imphal Free Press.One .32 revolver with two live rounds and a hand grenade were recovered from the possession of the slain militants.
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July - 18 
A man died in a bomb blast in the Khyber Agency’s Bara division on July 18, Daily Times reported. But unconfirmed reports put the death toll at over five. The bomb exploded in a cave in the Tindi area, 18 kilometers from Bara. Sources said the bomb w
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A man died in a bomb blast in the Khyber Agency’s Bara division on July 18, Daily Times reported. But unconfirmed reports put the death toll at over five. The bomb exploded in a cave in the Tindi area, 18 kilometers from Bara. Sources said the bomb was kept in a store of the banned militant outfit Lashkar-e-Islam.
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July - 18 July - 19
A meeting of 50 commanders of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, Swat chapter, on July 19 discussed a ‘war strategy’ to confront the Government and endorsed all decisions of the central leadership, Dawn reported. The two-day meeting, presided over by loc
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A meeting of 50 commanders of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, Swat chapter, on July 19 discussed a ‘war strategy’ to confront the Government and endorsed all decisions of the central leadership, Dawn reported. The two-day meeting, presided over by local Taliban chief Maulana Fazlullah, was held at an undisclosed location on July 18 and 19, Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan told Dawn. He said the meeting discussed the five-day ultimatum given to the ANP-led provincial Government to resign and devised a strategy in case security forces launched an operation in Swat after militants’ operations in different parts of the NWFP. The spokesman rejected the provincial Government’s claim of arrest of a would-be suicide bomber in Swat. He claimed that the detainee was a "mentally-retarded" youth and "he has nothing to do with Taliban movement."
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July - 18 
An unidentified militants shot dead a madrassa (seminary) head in the Mir Ali subdivision of North Waziristan. The attackers shot at Maulana Abdullah while he was standing in front of his seminary before escaping.
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An unidentified militants shot dead a madrassa (seminary) head in the Mir Ali subdivision of North Waziristan. The attackers shot at Maulana Abdullah while he was standing in front of his seminary before escaping.
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July - 18 
In the province, unidentified militants hurled a hand grenade at a shop in the Teetabat village of Swat district on July 18, injuring four civilians.
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In the province, unidentified militants hurled a hand grenade at a shop in the Teetabat village of Swat district on July 18, injuring four civilians.
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July - 18 
Suspected militants three persons in the KarwanManza area of South Waziristan on suspicion of them spying for the US. A note, written in Pashto, was also found near the bodies, accusing the dead of spying for the United States, Daily Times reported.
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Suspected militants three persons in the KarwanManza area of South Waziristan on suspicion of them spying for the US. A note, written in Pashto, was also found near the bodies, accusing the dead of spying for the United States, Daily Times reported. It warned that other "US spies" would face the same fate.
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July - 18 
Ten militants were killed and five soldiers sustained injuries as clashes between militants and the army continued in a search-and-cordon operation launched around the Zarguri town of Hangu district in the NWFP, a military spokesman said on July 18.
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Ten militants were killed and five soldiers sustained injuries as clashes between militants and the army continued in a search-and-cordon operation launched around the Zarguri town of Hangu district in the NWFP, a military spokesman said on July 18. "We have reports of 10 militant casualties and five injured soldiers," Major General Athar Abbas told Daily Times. He said that Zarguri had been cleared of militants and the operation would continue until all affected areas had been cleared. The Taliban confirmed that they had lost five militants, but claimed that they had also inflicted heavy losses to the Government. Spokesman Maulvi Haider said that the militants were still in Zargari and claimed that troops had been driven out of the area, NNI reported. He also claimed that 30 soldiers had been killed during clashes on July 17. Local sources said that the militants had engaged the security forces in clashes in Shanawari and Yakhkandao, resulting in the deaths of nine people. However, there was no official confirmation.
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July - 18 
the local Taliban on July 18 broke windows and punctured the tyres of 22-wheeler trucks loaded with goods for NATO forces in Afghanistan, witnesses said. Armed squads of the Taliban stopped a convoy of trailers carrying goods for NATO forces at the L
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the local Taliban on July 18 broke windows and punctured the tyres of 22-wheeler trucks loaded with goods for NATO forces in Afghanistan, witnesses said. Armed squads of the Taliban stopped a convoy of trailers carrying goods for NATO forces at the Landikotal bypass and damaged their windows using guns and punctured their tyres with iron bars. Unidentified militants had earlier distributed pamphlets warning transporters against taking any goods to NATO forces in Afghanistan. The transporters were threatened that they would be killed and their villages and vehicles set ablaze if they ignored the warning.
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July - 18 
An unidentified assailants detonated a bomb in front of the Gomindra Campus at Bhadrapur Road in Birtamod. However, no casualty was reported.
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An unidentified assailants detonated a bomb in front of the Gomindra Campus at Bhadrapur Road in Birtamod. However, no casualty was reported.
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July - 18 
Peace and Reconstruction Minister Ram Chandra Poudel has said the People Liberation Army (PLA) of the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) cannot be integrated into any national security organs, Nepal News reports. Speaking at a programme in
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Peace and Reconstruction Minister Ram Chandra Poudel has said the People Liberation Army (PLA) of the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) cannot be integrated into any national security organs, Nepal News reports. Speaking at a programme in the capital on July 18, Poudel, who is also the vice president of the Nepali Congress (NC), opined that integration of the PLA combatants into security agencies would complicate the overall security situation. He said even the Maoists might not be safe in the future if the politically indoctrinated PLA men were merged with any of the national security units. "The PLA men should be adjusted in others areas," he added, but didn't elaborate what he meant by other areas. Stressing the need for political consensus in the present transitional period, the NC leader said the Maoists were going against the tradition of consensus. "Maoists have failed to implement the past agreements and it's hard to believe they will in future," he added, urging the Maoists to return the properties seized during the insurgency. They, according to Poudel, are trying to centralise power whereas the need in the current transitional period is of balance of power.
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July - 18 
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has extended the term of its downsized political mission to Nepal, United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN), for six months following a request by the Nepal Government. "Nepal's request for a six-month extens
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The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has extended the term of its downsized political mission to Nepal, United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN), for six months following a request by the Nepal Government. "Nepal's request for a six-month extension of a scaled down United Nations special political mission in the country, focused mainly on monitoring the management of arms and armed personnel of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) and the Nepal Army, received the support of Security Council members this morning," a statement issued by UNSC on July 18 said.
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July - 18 
Three persons were injured when a group of unidentified assailants opened fire at them at a jungle in Ramnagar Village Development Committee (VDC) of Mahottari on July 18-night, according to The Himalayan Times. The injured have been identified as Su
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Three persons were injured when a group of unidentified assailants opened fire at them at a jungle in Ramnagar Village Development Committee (VDC) of Mahottari on July 18-night, according to The Himalayan Times. The injured have been identified as Suratlal Yadav and his sons Bipin and Ashok of Ramnagar-5. They were returning home from Janakapura on a motorcycle when the assailants attacked them at a jungle in Ward No 8 of the same VDC.
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July - 18 
Government defence spokesman Minister KeheliyaRambukwella has said that the next target of the SFs is to liberate Kilinochchi from LTTE clutches. Pointing out that the LTTE is now confined to Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu and a small stretch of land in Vav
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Government defence spokesman Minister KeheliyaRambukwella has said that the next target of the SFs is to liberate Kilinochchi from LTTE clutches. Pointing out that the LTTE is now confined to Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu and a small stretch of land in Vavuniya, the defence spokesman said, "The Security Forces engaged in operations in the North are on a high morale following the recent victories, whereas the LTTE has been defeated continuously. There were people who once claimed that we cannot liberate the East or Mavil Aru, and must therefore share the water with the LTTE. We would like to tell them that the time of sharing things with the LTTE is now over." he said.
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July - 18 
Nine Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed and 12 others injured by the security forces (SFs) during confrontations in the areas north of Navvi, Palamoddai and Pandiyankulam in Vavuniya district on July 18, Sri Lanka Army repo
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Nine Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed and 12 others injured by the security forces (SFs) during confrontations in the areas north of Navvi, Palamoddai and Pandiyankulam in Vavuniya district on July 18, Sri Lanka Army reported. Five soldiers also sustained injuries in these confrontations. One more soldier received injuries in an anti personnel mine explosion in the Pandiyankulam area.
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July - 18 
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) had now lost nearly two thirds of its manpower and land area to the security forces (SFs), Army Commander Lt. Gen. Sarath Fonseka said on July 18, reports Daily News. He quoting intelligence sources said th
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The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) had now lost nearly two thirds of its manpower and land area to the security forces (SFs), Army Commander Lt. Gen. Sarath Fonseka said on July 18, reports Daily News. He quoting intelligence sources said the SFs had now totally liberated the East and a small land area in two Northern Districts remained to be liberated from the LTTE at present. Fonseka said the LTTE cadres restricted to a small area in the two Northern districts were fighting with the advancing SFs using nearly 200,000 innocent Tamils as a human shield. He also said that the LTTE, which has been severely weakened was now engaged in recruiting innocent children and Tamil elders to its ranks.
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July - 19 
10 soldiers are reported to have died and 18 more sustained injuries when militants destroyed a bus of the security forces in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast at Narbal Crossing in the outskirts of capital Srinagar late in the afternoon on
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10 soldiers are reported to have died and 18 more sustained injuries when militants destroyed a bus of the security forces in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast at Narbal Crossing in the outskirts of capital Srinagar late in the afternoon on July 19. Official sources told Daily Excelsior that militants in ambush targeted a Srinagar-bound convoy of some Chowkibal-based Army units near Narbal Crossing at 1550 hours while causing a massive IED blast. A Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) spokesman, Junaid-ul-Haq, reportedly contacted newspaper offices in Srinagar and claimed that militants of his organization had destroyed the Army vehicle, killing a number of soldiers.
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July - 19 
A non-local was shot at and injured by two Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) cadres at SingjameiWangmaKshetriLeikai under Irilbung police station on July 19 on the alleged charge of being a ‘sub-agent of the Indian Army’s military intelligence’.
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A non-local was shot at and injured by two Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) cadres at SingjameiWangmaKshetriLeikai under Irilbung police station on July 19 on the alleged charge of being a ‘sub-agent of the Indian Army’s military intelligence’.
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July - 19 
A Village Defence Committee member, Om Prakash, escaped on July 19-morning, after night long captivity with the militants, in an injured condition in the Dudu Basantgarh area of Udhampur district.
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A Village Defence Committee member, Om Prakash, escaped on July 19-morning, after night long captivity with the militants, in an injured condition in the Dudu Basantgarh area of Udhampur district.
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July - 19 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on July 19 killed a leader of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), who was also a sarpanch(head of the village level self-government institution) at Bastnar, 40-kilometres from the Bastar distri
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on July 19 killed a leader of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), who was also a sarpanch(head of the village level self-government institution) at Bastnar, 40-kilometres from the Bastar district headquarter in Jagdalpur, reports Indian Express. Maoists intruded into the house of Ganguram Kashyap, set ablaze his tractor, looted cash and food grains from the house and walked away with his cattle after shooting him dead. This was the first incident of a Maoist attack in this area. It is believed that the extremists are a part of the newly formed ‘Bastnar division’ of the CPI-Maoist which is trying to spread their base into this area.
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July - 19 
Indian Express reports that on July 19, a hardcore United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) leader Amrit Dutta was killed in an encounter with the police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel at KatonihatiJurbil under the Jengraimukh police
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Indian Express reports that on July 19, a hardcore United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) leader Amrit Dutta was killed in an encounter with the police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel at KatonihatiJurbil under the Jengraimukh police station in Majuli of Jorhat district. Two other accomplices of the killed ULFA leader managed to escape. Amrit Dutta carried a head money of INR 300,000 and was responsible for the abduction and subsequent killing of Sanjay Ghose, an activist of the non-governmental organisation (NGO) AVARD-NE in 1997.
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July - 19 
One trader, B. Khemka, was abducted by unidentified militants from Upper Shillong while he was returning from West Khasi Hills on July 19-evening, reports Shillong Times. The militants asked for INR 7000000 for Khamka’s release, and later reduced the
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One trader, B. Khemka, was abducted by unidentified militants from Upper Shillong while he was returning from West Khasi Hills on July 19-evening, reports Shillong Times. The militants asked for INR 7000000 for Khamka’s release, and later reduced the ransom amount to INR 2000000.
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July - 19 
Police arrested a person, Ranjan Bikash Borgohain, from the residence of a Parliamentarian, Anowar Hussain, in New Delhi on July 19, when he was trying to extort money in the United Liberation Front of Asom’s (ULFA) name, reports Assam Tribune. Hussa
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Police arrested a person, Ranjan Bikash Borgohain, from the residence of a Parliamentarian, Anowar Hussain, in New Delhi on July 19, when he was trying to extort money in the United Liberation Front of Asom’s (ULFA) name, reports Assam Tribune. Hussain is a Parliamentarian from the Dhubri constituency in Assam. Ranjan contested the last Legislative Assembly polls from Tingkhong seat in Assam on a Bharatiya Janata Party ticket.
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July - 19 
Police have arrested two more militants of the HuJI in connection with the killings of five soldiers at Watsar in the Kishtwar district on June 13 taking the total number of arrests to nine. Only two more militants involved in the killings were now e
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Police have arrested two more militants of the HuJI in connection with the killings of five soldiers at Watsar in the Kishtwar district on June 13 taking the total number of arrests to nine. Only two more militants involved in the killings were now evading arrest.
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July - 19 
Police neutralized a Lashkar-e-Toiba module in Jammu city by arresting three militants, including a Pakistani, and two others hailing from Rajouri soon after they boarded off Hemkunt Express at Jammu Railway Station.
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Police neutralized a Lashkar-e-Toiba module in Jammu city by arresting three militants, including a Pakistani, and two others hailing from Rajouri soon after they boarded off Hemkunt Express at Jammu Railway Station.
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July - 19 
Security forces neutralized a hideout of the militants at Kund in the Doda district and recovered three kg RDX, three locally made rifles and 47 AK rounds. Troops also recovered 14 UBGL grenades from Lundi Nallah forests in the Poonch district.
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Security forces neutralized a hideout of the militants at Kund in the Doda district and recovered three kg RDX, three locally made rifles and 47 AK rounds. Troops also recovered 14 UBGL grenades from Lundi Nallah forests in the Poonch district.
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July - 19 
The Army, meanwhile, foiled an infiltration attempt while killing at least five militants in an encounter on the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district.
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The Army, meanwhile, foiled an infiltration attempt while killing at least five militants in an encounter on the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district.
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July - 19 
Two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, identified as Yasir Wani and Sajjad Ahmed, cut the hair of two young girls at Bhatyas in the Gandoh area of Doda district and threatened them of dire consequences "if they persisted with working as informers of se
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Two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, identified as Yasir Wani and Sajjad Ahmed, cut the hair of two young girls at Bhatyas in the Gandoh area of Doda district and threatened them of dire consequences "if they persisted with working as informers of security forces".
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July - 19 
A security force personnel was killed while 10 militants were shot dead in retaliatory fire during a clash in the Och area of Sui on July 19, Daily Times reported. According to Geo News, a team of the Frontier Constabulary (FC) was patrolling the are
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A security force personnel was killed while 10 militants were shot dead in retaliatory fire during a clash in the Och area of Sui on July 19, Daily Times reported. According to Geo News, a team of the Frontier Constabulary (FC) was patrolling the area when unidentified militants attacked their vehicle, killing one FC trooper. The FC personnel returned fire, killing 10 militants, the channel added.
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July - 19 July - 20
Approximately 43 persons, including 33 militants, nine Frontier Corps (FC) soldiers and a Pakistan Petroleum Limited engineer, were killed and many injured during clashes between the security forces and militants in the Toba Sandrani area of DeraBugt
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Approximately 43 persons, including 33 militants, nine Frontier Corps (FC) soldiers and a Pakistan Petroleum Limited engineer, were killed and many injured during clashes between the security forces and militants in the Toba Sandrani area of DeraBugti district on July 20, The News reported. The clashes that started on July 19 continued the next day also in the Uch, Shah Zain and other areas. According to FC sources, nine injured militants were arrested and a large cache of arms and ammunition were recovered from their possession. The FC personnel have also reportedly arrested over two dozen armed men and recovered ammunition from their possession. The situation in Sui and DeraBugti area is reported to have worsened and security has been put on high alert in Naseerabad, Jaffarabad and JhalMagsi also following the military operations. Security forces claimed to have destroyed two camps from where the militants were launching attacks on gas installations and security force personnel, Dawn reported. "The operation has been continuing for two days against militants involved in attacks on gas installations in the Uch area," unnamed official sources said. They said three militant commanders were among those killed.
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July - 19 
At least nine persons were killed and 10 injured in clashes between the Lashkar-e-Islam and Ansar-ul-Islam in the remote Tirah area of Khyber Agency on July 19, Daily Times reported. Sources said the clashes occurred in the Daki, Sangar and Inqilab M
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At least nine persons were killed and 10 injured in clashes between the Lashkar-e-Islam and Ansar-ul-Islam in the remote Tirah area of Khyber Agency on July 19, Daily Times reported. Sources said the clashes occurred in the Daki, Sangar and Inqilab Morcha areas.
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July - 19 
Elsewhere in the province, four persons, including a nine-year-old vendor, were injured in a grenade attack on the Garrison cinema owned by army in the Kohat district on July 19-night, Dawn reported. Security forces arrested a suspect belonging to th
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Elsewhere in the province, four persons, including a nine-year-old vendor, were injured in a grenade attack on the Garrison cinema owned by army in the Kohat district on July 19-night, Dawn reported. Security forces arrested a suspect belonging to the Kurram Agency in FATA soon after the blast.
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July - 19 
Four members of a rival militant group, taken hostage by the Taliban, were executed by their captors in the Mohmand Agency of the FATA on July 19, Dawn reported. The commander of the rival group, Shah Khalid, and his deputy QariUbaidullah, are among
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Four members of a rival militant group, taken hostage by the Taliban, were executed by their captors in the Mohmand Agency of the FATA on July 19, Dawn reported. The commander of the rival group, Shah Khalid, and his deputy QariUbaidullah, are among the dead. The Taliban said that 118 other captives belonging to the Shah group would be penalised ‘in accordance with the Sharia law’. Sources said that both the commanders were shot dead by Taliban at 10am following a verdict of the local Shura(executive council) held at an unspecified location.
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July - 19 
Gunship helicopters pounded militant hideouts in the Zargari town of Hangu district in the early hours of July 19, according to Daily Times. Hangu District Co-ordination Officer Shahab Ali told reporters that the security forces were “combing the are
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Gunship helicopters pounded militant hideouts in the Zargari town of Hangu district in the early hours of July 19, according to Daily Times. Hangu District Co-ordination Officer Shahab Ali told reporters that the security forces were “combing the area” to drive militants out of the town and its suburbs. Interior Secretary Syed Kamal Shah said the situation in Hangu district was under control after the military operation. Talking to reporters in Islamabad after a Senate committee meeting, Shah said Taliban leader BaitullahMehsud was behind the violence in the district. Meanwhile, the NWFP Home Secretary TipuMahabat Khan told reporters in provincial capital Peshawar that the Government would launch further operations were the state writ challenged. Khan added the operation was inevitable to tackle the situation in Hangu as militants were kidnapping people on the roads, obstructing development works and threatening non-government organisations. A military official claimed that the objectives of the Hangu operation codenamed “Operation Zarb-e-Kaleem” have been achieved. According to Dawn News, Major General Khalid Rabbani, the operation commander, said that although troops faced serious resistance in some areas, the operation has achieved its objectives.
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July - 19 
Senior al Qaeda leaders might be diverting fighters from the war in Iraq to the Afghan frontier area, the top American commander in Iraq told The Associated Press on July 19, according to Dawn. General David Petraeus said his information about a poss
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Senior al Qaeda leaders might be diverting fighters from the war in Iraq to the Afghan frontier area, the top American commander in Iraq told The Associated Press on July 19, according to Dawn. General David Petraeus said his information about a possible shift in al Qaeda resources away from Iraq was based on human intelligence. "There are unsubstantiated rumors and reflections that perhaps some foreign fighters originally intended for Iraq may have gone to the Fata," he said. The general also said al Qaeda might be reconsidering Iraq as its highest priority war front. "There is some intelligence that has picked this up," he said in an interview.
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July - 19 
The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) spokesman Sarbaz Baloch accused the security forces of killing innocent tribesmen. He told journalists that 24 tribesmen had been killed and many others injured. He said the BRA militants had attacked the troops on Ju
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The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) spokesman Sarbaz Baloch accused the security forces of killing innocent tribesmen. He told journalists that 24 tribesmen had been killed and many others injured. He said the BRA militants had attacked the troops on July 19 in the Uch area, inflicting heavy losses.
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July - 19 
Two persons were killed and one injured in a landmine explosion near the Och gas fields on July 19. According to the police, two security officials were on routine patrolling near the Och gas fields when one of them stepped over a landmine that explo
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Two persons were killed and one injured in a landmine explosion near the Och gas fields on July 19. According to the police, two security officials were on routine patrolling near the Och gas fields when one of them stepped over a landmine that exploded, killing bystander Muhammad Akbar and injuring two others. One of the injured persons subsequently died while he was being taken to a hospital.
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July - 19 
The Hindu reports that with the three Madhesi leaders vying for the President’s post, the election for which is being held on July 19 (today), it is certain the "New Nepal" would break tradition by having a pahade (a person hailing from the hills) as
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The Hindu reports that with the three Madhesi leaders vying for the President’s post, the election for which is being held on July 19 (today), it is certain the "New Nepal" would break tradition by having a pahade (a person hailing from the hills) as head of the State. A candidate has to get 301 votes to win in the 601-member Constituent Assembly (CA). The Maoists have 226 members and the Madhes-based parties have 82. After the 594 CA members cast their vote, the result would be announced today. All the nominees — Ramraja Prasad Singh (nominated by the CPN-Maoist), Ram Baran Yadav (Nepali Congress’ choice) and Ram Preet Paswan (CPN-UML’s choice) — hail from the Terai region.
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July - 19 
Eight LTTE militants were killed in an encounter with the troops in the Karawaddivembu and Murunkaiyadippudi areas of the Vavuniya district on July 19, Sri Lanka Army reports. Two soldiers were also injured in mortar fire by the LTTE in these areas.
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Eight LTTE militants were killed in an encounter with the troops in the Karawaddivembu and Murunkaiyadippudi areas of the Vavuniya district on July 19, Sri Lanka Army reports. Two soldiers were also injured in mortar fire by the LTTE in these areas.
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July - 19 
Seven more LTTE militants were killed and at least 27 others injured by the SFs during separate confrontations in the areas north of Janakapura and north of Kiriibbanwewa. Four soldiers also sustained injuries in action.
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Seven more LTTE militants were killed and at least 27 others injured by the SFs during separate confrontations in the areas north of Janakapura and north of Kiriibbanwewa. Four soldiers also sustained injuries in action.
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July - 19 
The SFs recovered seven claymore mines with stands, two anti personnel mines, one binocular, sixty ammunition, three roles of claymore wire about three-metre, 50-m of flexible wire, three-metre of detonator cords, four cyanide capsules, three camoufl
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The SFs recovered seven claymore mines with stands, two anti personnel mines, one binocular, sixty ammunition, three roles of claymore wire about three-metre, 50-m of flexible wire, three-metre of detonator cords, four cyanide capsules, three camouflage caps, wire cutters, 11 pen torch batteries and some medical items from Akkarayanaweli area north of Tennamaramvady in Trincomalee district.
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July - 19 
The troops eliminated three LTTE militants in the areas ahead of the Nagarkovil and Muhamalai FDLs (Forward Defence Lines) in Jaffna district.
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The troops eliminated three LTTE militants in the areas ahead of the Nagarkovil and Muhamalai FDLs (Forward Defence Lines) in Jaffna district.
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July - 19 
Three soldiers received injuries in LTTE-triggered improvised explosive explosions and small arms fire in the areas of Kaddalvayal and Kurukkandai in Mannar district.
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Three soldiers received injuries in LTTE-triggered improvised explosive explosions and small arms fire in the areas of Kaddalvayal and Kurukkandai in Mannar district.
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July - 20 
A civilian, identified as Mushtaq Ahmed, was shot dead by two militants in his house at village Tulli in the Reasi district.
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A civilian, identified as Mushtaq Ahmed, was shot dead by two militants in his house at village Tulli in the Reasi district.
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July - 20 
A combined force of Imphal East district police and Assam Rifles on July 20 arrested a person, NandeibamThouba, who reportedly handed over a child to the General Secretary faction of the PREPAK after calling him out of his residence on July 11.
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A combined force of Imphal East district police and Assam Rifles on July 20 arrested a person, NandeibamThouba, who reportedly handed over a child to the General Secretary faction of the PREPAK after calling him out of his residence on July 11.
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July - 20 
An Army Major and a policeman were killed and three security force (SF) personnel were injured in an encounter with the militants at JarhWali in the Thannamandi area of in Rajouri district on July 20, Daily Excelsior reported. The SFs had launched an
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An Army Major and a policeman were killed and three security force (SF) personnel were injured in an encounter with the militants at JarhWali in the Thannamandi area of in Rajouri district on July 20, Daily Excelsior reported. The SFs had launched an operation after receiving information from three militants arrested at the Jammu Railway Station a day earlier that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘commander’ Azasa Shah alias Hujefa along with his three body-guards was hiding in the house of Mohammed Sharif at JarhWali. In the ensuing encounter, while Major Bhanu Partap and policeman Anjeev Rana were killed and three soldiers wounded, Azasa Shah and his associates managed to escape.
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July - 20 
Elsewhere in the State, SFs foiled an infiltration attempt by a group of militants at Doba Post in the Poonch district on July 20-night. As the troops challenged the intruding militants, an encounter ensued in which a Border Security Force trooper, G
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Elsewhere in the State, SFs foiled an infiltration attempt by a group of militants at Doba Post in the Poonch district on July 20-night. As the troops challenged the intruding militants, an encounter ensued in which a Border Security Force trooper, Ganga Dhar, was wounded. The militants managed to escape from the incident site.
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July - 20 
Militants attacked a group of Amarnath pilgrims, killing one pilgrim and a local youth in an explosion in Gulmarg. Inspector General of Police (Operations), B. Srinivas, said that militants lobbed a hand grenade on a 10-member group of pilgrims from
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Militants attacked a group of Amarnath pilgrims, killing one pilgrim and a local youth in an explosion in Gulmarg. Inspector General of Police (Operations), B. Srinivas, said that militants lobbed a hand grenade on a 10-member group of pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh, who had completed their pilgrimage and were visiting the tourist location of Gulmarg. Militants targeted the visitors with an IED blast near Hotel Kingway. While a pilgrim, Ashok Kumar, and a 16-year-old Kashmiri, Mohmmad Yousuf Chopan, died, five persons were wounded in the explosion. Militants also attacked another convoy of pilgrims near Ganderbal with three grenade explosions but failed to cause any damage even as a follow up gun-battle was in progress between the militants and security forces till last reports came in.
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July - 20 
SFs killed two militants in an encounter that ensued after a cordon-and-search operation at Chali Wan in the Bandipora district. The slain militants were later identified as ‘launching commander’ Abu Zaid alias Abu Zarr alias Abu Zubair, a foreign mi
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SFs killed two militants in an encounter that ensued after a cordon-and-search operation at Chali Wan in the Bandipora district. The slain militants were later identified as ‘launching commander’ Abu Zaid alias Abu Zarr alias Abu Zubair, a foreign militant of the LeT in Bandipora, and Gowhar Ahmad alias Akash, a local militant of the Al Badr outfit.
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July - 20 
The All Kamatapur Liberation Front militants on July 20 demanded INR five crore for the release of three employees of a construction firm, whom they had abducted on June 30.
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The All Kamatapur Liberation Front militants on July 20 demanded INR five crore for the release of three employees of a construction firm, whom they had abducted on June 30.
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July - 20 
The Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee member Avdesh Kumar Gautam had a narrow escape near Nakulnar weekly market in the Dantewada district when Maoists opened fire on him but missed their target. Gautam is on the hit list of the Maoists because
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The Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee member Avdesh Kumar Gautam had a narrow escape near Nakulnar weekly market in the Dantewada district when Maoists opened fire on him but missed their target. Gautam is on the hit list of the Maoists because of his close association with the SalwaJudum(anti-Maoist vigilante programme) leaders.
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July - 20 
The Hindu reports that a consignment of counterfeit currency notes worth INR 79,000 were recovered by the police on July 20 from the Uttar Pradesh roadways bus station in Faizabad. One person named Zaheer Hasan Ansari was arrested along with the cons
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The Hindu reports that a consignment of counterfeit currency notes worth INR 79,000 were recovered by the police on July 20 from the Uttar Pradesh roadways bus station in Faizabad. One person named Zaheer Hasan Ansari was arrested along with the consignment. Subsequent interrogation of Zaheer revealed that the notes were brought by the accused from Durgapur in West Bengal. The Additional Director-General of Police (Law and Order), Brij Lal, told newspersons in Lucknow on July 21 that the recovery of the fake currency notes reinforced the police claim that such notes are entering Uttar Pradesh from Bangladesh through West Bengal.
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July - 20 
The Imphal West district police commandos killed a suspected KangleiYawolKannaLup (KYKL) militant in KhumanLampak. While another militant managed to escape, an Indian hand grenade was recovered from the slain militant’s possession.
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The Imphal West district police commandos killed a suspected KangleiYawolKannaLup (KYKL) militant in KhumanLampak. While another militant managed to escape, an Indian hand grenade was recovered from the slain militant’s possession.
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July - 20 
The Thoubal district police killed a suspected militant at YairipokKhoirom village under Yairipok police station. One 9-mm pistol with three live rounds was recovered from the possession of the slain militant.
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The Thoubal district police killed a suspected militant at YairipokKhoirom village under Yairipok police station. One 9-mm pistol with three live rounds was recovered from the possession of the slain militant.
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July - 20 
The troops are reported to have killed a militant of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), identified as Abdur Rasheed alias Haroon, at WudarBala in Handwara.
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The troops are reported to have killed a militant of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), identified as Abdur Rasheed alias Haroon, at WudarBala in Handwara.
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July - 20 
The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) on July 20 ruled out peace talks with the Union Government in the near future, stating that it would go down fighting like the father of Naga insurgency A.Z. Phizo "rather than surrender to the Indian forces
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The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) on July 20 ruled out peace talks with the Union Government in the near future, stating that it would go down fighting like the father of Naga insurgency A.Z. Phizo "rather than surrender to the Indian forces like (former Mizoram chief minister) Laldenga," reports Telegraph.
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July - 20 
Three children were killed and two others sustained injuries when a bomb exploded at a playground in the Phaisanjang village under Moreh police station in Chandel district on July 19-evening, according to Sangai Express. Condemning the incident, the
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Three children were killed and two others sustained injuries when a bomb exploded at a playground in the Phaisanjang village under Moreh police station in Chandel district on July 19-evening, according to Sangai Express. Condemning the incident, the Kuki Students Organisation contended that it was an unprovoked rocket launcher attack by the United National Liberation Front (UNLF).
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July - 20 
Two suspected militants were killed by the Imphal West district police during an encounter at Keishampat Junction on July 20-night, reports Imphal Free Press. Six civilians, including one minor boy and three women, were wounded in the cross fire.
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Two suspected militants were killed by the Imphal West district police during an encounter at Keishampat Junction on July 20-night, reports Imphal Free Press. Six civilians, including one minor boy and three women, were wounded in the cross fire.
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July - 20 
Former federal tourism minister NilofarBakhtiar said on July 20 that she had received threats of "dire consequences" if she failed "to immediately leave the country along with her family" and sought protection for herself and her family, according to
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Former federal tourism minister NilofarBakhtiar said on July 20 that she had received threats of "dire consequences" if she failed "to immediately leave the country along with her family" and sought protection for herself and her family, according to Dawn. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Bakhtiar said she would never leave the country and it was the responsibility of the Government to provide fool-proof security.
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July - 20 
In a report presented to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, the latest figure of foreign fighters present in the FATA is estimated to be more than 8,000, The News reported. At a special cabinet briefing on July 20, it was reportedly decided that the
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In a report presented to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, the latest figure of foreign fighters present in the FATA is estimated to be more than 8,000, The News reported. At a special cabinet briefing on July 20, it was reportedly decided that the Government will have to use force if the process of dialogue does not produce the results. The Prime Minister and some important ministers will visit Peshawar on July 21 for a special meeting, which could decide the launching of a major operation against foreign fighters in the FATA, Interior Ministry Adviser Rehman Malik told The News on July 20. However, Malik told the newspaper that the number of foreign fighters was only about 1,000. According to the report presented to Gilani, a majority of these foreign fighters are living in North and South Waziristan and Bajaur. The Prime Minister was also informed that some foreign intelligence agencies are pushing their agents into the Pakistani tribal areas from Afghanistan under the cover of Taliban and al Qaeda fighters.
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July - 20 
In another incident in Kohlu, a bomb planted by suspected insurgents next to the wall of an under-construction cantonment exploded. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported.
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In another incident in Kohlu, a bomb planted by suspected insurgents next to the wall of an under-construction cantonment exploded. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported.
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July - 20 
Two main power supply pylons were blown off in the Nasazai area of Kohlu district on July 20. The bombs badly damaged the 132 kV Kahan-Kohlu transmission line. Electricity supply was consequently suspended to the Kohlu district and surrounding villag
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Two main power supply pylons were blown off in the Nasazai area of Kohlu district on July 20. The bombs badly damaged the 132 kV Kahan-Kohlu transmission line. Electricity supply was consequently suspended to the Kohlu district and surrounding villages.
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July - 20 
A nine-year-old girl, Rajani Sahani, was killed and two of her sisters, Kajal and Asha, and her father, Bijay, were injured when two bombs exploded inside their house at Khairahawa-3 in the Sarlahi district on July 20-afternoon, The Himalayan Times r
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A nine-year-old girl, Rajani Sahani, was killed and two of her sisters, Kajal and Asha, and her father, Bijay, were injured when two bombs exploded inside their house at Khairahawa-3 in the Sarlahi district on July 20-afternoon, The Himalayan Times reported.
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July - 20 
Nepal News reports that workers of the Terai Rastriya Mukti Morchaallegedly shot at and injured one GaurishankarMahato, owner of the Gaurishankar Iron Stores at Janakapura in Parsa, on July 20-morning, according to Nepal News.
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Nepal News reports that workers of the Terai Rastriya Mukti Morchaallegedly shot at and injured one GaurishankarMahato, owner of the Gaurishankar Iron Stores at Janakapura in Parsa, on July 20-morning, according to Nepal News.
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The Himalayan Times reports that Police on July 22 arrested a cadre of the Young Communist League (YCL), Rana Bahadur Rai, a resident of Diktel-1, on the charge of attacking his neighbour, Mani Rai, with a khukuri (sharp edged knife) over a family fe
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The Himalayan Times reports that Police on July 22 arrested a cadre of the Young Communist League (YCL), Rana Bahadur Rai, a resident of Diktel-1, on the charge of attacking his neighbour, Mani Rai, with a khukuri (sharp edged knife) over a family feud on July 20.
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July - 20 
Two left-wing extremists belonging to the Nakshal Bahini group were allegedly killed by their own colleagues at Sonakandor village in the Santhia sub-district of Pabna district on July 20, reports Daily Star. The slain extremists were identified as r
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Two left-wing extremists belonging to the Nakshal Bahini group were allegedly killed by their own colleagues at Sonakandor village in the Santhia sub-district of Pabna district on July 20, reports Daily Star. The slain extremists were identified as regional leader Mohammed Jahangir Hossain of Sonakandor village and Mohammed Masud of Daharjani village.
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July - 20 
14 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed and five others injured by the security forces (SFs) as clashes erupted between the two sides in the areas north of Omanthe, Vedamakilam, Pungantalvamadu, Parappukkal, north of Navvi an
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14 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed and five others injured by the security forces (SFs) as clashes erupted between the two sides in the areas north of Omanthe, Vedamakilam, Pungantalvamadu, Parappukkal, north of Navvi and Palamoddai in Vavuniya district on July 20, reports Sri Lanka Army.
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July - 20 
One soldier was killed and two others wounded in mortar fire by the LTTE in the Mutatiyankamam, Koddadival and Illuppukadavai areas of Mannar district.
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One soldier was killed and two others wounded in mortar fire by the LTTE in the Mutatiyankamam, Koddadival and Illuppukadavai areas of Mannar district.
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July - 20 
The Sri Lanka Navy and the Air Force in a joint operation destroyed six Sea Tiger (sea wing of the LTTE) boats and damaged two others which were operating in the sea off Nachchakuda in the North of Illuppukadavai. According to reports, with the fall
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The Sri Lanka Navy and the Air Force in a joint operation destroyed six Sea Tiger (sea wing of the LTTE) boats and damaged two others which were operating in the sea off Nachchakuda in the North of Illuppukadavai. According to reports, with the fall of Vedithalthivu and Illuppukadavai the LTTE had shifted their Sea Tiger activities further north on the North Western coast making Nachchakuda as their centre.
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July - 20 
The troops killed five militants and injured more than 10 others during clashes in the areas north of Andankulam, north of Janakapura and north of Kiriibbanwewa. One bunker was also neutralised by the troops in north Kiriibbanwewa.
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The troops killed five militants and injured more than 10 others during clashes in the areas north of Andankulam, north of Janakapura and north of Kiriibbanwewa. One bunker was also neutralised by the troops in north Kiriibbanwewa.
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July - 20 
Three more militants were killed when the security forces neutralised another LTTE bunker in the area north of Navvi.
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Three more militants were killed when the security forces neutralised another LTTE bunker in the area north of Navvi.
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July - 20 
Troops on July 20 captured the biggest Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) base at Illuppukadavai, 10-kilometres north of Vedithalthivu, in the Mannar district. At least 15 militants were reportedly killed during the clashes that continued for th
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Troops on July 20 captured the biggest Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) base at Illuppukadavai, 10-kilometres north of Vedithalthivu, in the Mannar district. At least 15 militants were reportedly killed during the clashes that continued for the past two days. "One soldier was killed and two injured on Saturday," military spokesman Brigadier Nanayakkara told Daily News, adding, "Troops have advanced a further two kilometres north of Illuppukadavai after consolidating their positions there by Sunday afternoon and are engaged in search and clear operations in Illuppukadavai." The Illuppukadavai base could accommodate more than 200 cadres.
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July - 20 
Two soldiers sustained injuries in LTTE-triggered anti personnel mine (APM) explosion and mortar fire in the Welioya area of Vavuniya district. Similarly, two soldiers sustained injuries in explosions while they were engaged in removing LTTE laid APM
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Two soldiers sustained injuries in LTTE-triggered anti personnel mine (APM) explosion and mortar fire in the Welioya area of Vavuniya district. Similarly, two soldiers sustained injuries in explosions while they were engaged in removing LTTE laid APMs and improvised explosive devices in the area north of Kiriibbanwewa.
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July - 21 
After the fifth round of the India-Pakistan composite dialogue on peace and security, Jammu and Kashmir and other Confidence Building Measures (CBMs), Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon told reporters in New Delhi on July 21 that "the composite dia
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After the fifth round of the India-Pakistan composite dialogue on peace and security, Jammu and Kashmir and other Confidence Building Measures (CBMs), Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon told reporters in New Delhi on July 21 that "the composite dialogue process was under stress," according to Daily Excelsior. Menon said the ongoing investigations into the recent Kabul embassy blast had revealed the hand of “elements in Pakistan,” The Hindu reported. Speaking to the media after meeting his Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir, Menon said the dialogue process had come “under strain” because in the “recent past several events have vitiated ties” and some of the leaders in Pakistan had reverted to the “old polemics.” “This sequence of events culminated in July 7 [Kabul embassy blast]. All our information in the ongoing investigation, which still has to continue, points to elements in Pakistan behind the blast.” He described the cease-fire as “under stress” but both sides agreed that it must be “maintained and continued.” He further said there were three pillars to the improved relations with Pakistan — absence of violence, addressing all outstanding issues and creating a cooperative atmosphere. On all three counts, the relationship now comes up short and he listed these as the ceasefire violations, increased infiltration and “incitement of violence within the Indian state of J&K”. Interacting with the media later in the evening, Bashir said his Indian counterpart had not given any evidence and described the charge of Pakistani hand in the Kabul embassy blast as “baseless” and “made first elsewhere” (he later said it was made by National Security Adviser M. K. Narayanan). Bashir reportedly cautioned against treating Islamabad as “on probation” since “we don’t have to prove our credentials to anybody. Pakistan is not the epicentre of terrorism. Please understand that.” He added that “It is imperative to refrain from the blame game. Pakistan was among the first to condemn the Kabul attack. I asked India to provide intelligence or evidence.”
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July - 21 
An ‘area commander’ of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), Pradeep Boro alias Phungkha, was shot dead by unidentified militants at Barama market in the Baksa district on July 21, according to Telegraph. The NDFB alleged that a “new grou
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An ‘area commander’ of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), Pradeep Boro alias Phungkha, was shot dead by unidentified militants at Barama market in the Baksa district on July 21, according to Telegraph. The NDFB alleged that a “new group” floated by the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) chief and former militant, Hagrama Mohilary, was behind the disturbances in the Bodo belt.
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July - 21 
Both sides reiterated the need to keep talking to each other on the outstanding issues with Menon acknowledging that meetings between both sides gave them the opportunity to have “frank discussions on how we can deal with this.” Bashir assured India
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Both sides reiterated the need to keep talking to each other on the outstanding issues with Menon acknowledging that meetings between both sides gave them the opportunity to have “frank discussions on how we can deal with this.” Bashir assured India that Pakistan was committed to “positive constructive engagements that will lead to good results.”
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July - 21 
Both the Pakistani militants of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), who had attacked the Amarnath Yatra convoy and its paramilitary protection on July 20-evening, were killed by the security forces (SFs) on July 21, Daily Excelsior reported. Official sources
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Both the Pakistani militants of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), who had attacked the Amarnath Yatra convoy and its paramilitary protection on July 20-evening, were killed by the security forces (SFs) on July 21, Daily Excelsior reported. Official sources said that the encounter between militants and the SFs, that had started with the militants’ attack on an Amarnath Yatra caravan at Nagbal, on the Srinagar-Ganderbal Road at 2010 hours on July 20, ended with the death of two militants. Sources said that three police personnel sustained injuries in the gun-battle. The slain militants were identified as Syed Abid Ahmed alias Akash a resident of Sialkot in Pakistan and Sageer Ahmed Shah, a resident of Abbotabad in Pakistan.
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July - 21 
In an operation in Wachi in the Pulwama district, SFs recovered two Under Barrel Grenade Launchers, three Pistols, four rounds of 51 MM, two IED circuits, 40 rounds of AK ammunition, two AK magazines and ammunition box with PIKA belt wrapped in a bag
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In an operation in Wachi in the Pulwama district, SFs recovered two Under Barrel Grenade Launchers, three Pistols, four rounds of 51 MM, two IED circuits, 40 rounds of AK ammunition, two AK magazines and ammunition box with PIKA belt wrapped in a bag and buried in orchards. Reports from north Kashmir added that one hand grenade was recovered from Dangiwacha Police Station in Rafiabad. Officials said it had been lobbed by militants of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM).
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July - 21 
One person, Prafulla Kurmi of Belsiri under Dhekiajuli police station, was killed by suspected militants on July 21-evening, reports Assam Tribune.
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One person, Prafulla Kurmi of Belsiri under Dhekiajuli police station, was killed by suspected militants on July 21-evening, reports Assam Tribune.
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July - 21 
One United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) linkman, Mukul Saikia, was arrested by the troops from the Dalang Ghat area in the Darrang district on July 21.
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One United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) linkman, Mukul Saikia, was arrested by the troops from the Dalang Ghat area in the Darrang district on July 21.
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July - 21 
The Border Security Force (BSF) arrested a Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) militant, identified as Mohammed Asan, near the Line of Control (LoC), Tribune reported. On being interrogated, the militant reportedly revealed that he was a native of Balochistan
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The Border Security Force (BSF) arrested a Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) militant, identified as Mohammed Asan, near the Line of Control (LoC), Tribune reported. On being interrogated, the militant reportedly revealed that he was a native of Balochistan province in Pakistan and took up militancy in 2007 in lieu of PKR 10,000 as monthly salary and help to his family.
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July - 21 
The Dimapur district police recovered the dead body of a National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadre, Hokheshe Kinimi, from the Burma Camp area on July 21, reports Nagaland Post. Police also recovered four empty cases of 9 mm f
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The Dimapur district police recovered the dead body of a National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadre, Hokheshe Kinimi, from the Burma Camp area on July 21, reports Nagaland Post. Police also recovered four empty cases of 9 mm from the incident site. According to unconfirmed reports, Hokheshe had recently defected from the rival National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K).
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July - 21 
The Tripura State Rifles personnel recovered arms and explosives after an encounter with militants of the banned All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) at Tuihaching in the West Tripura district on July 21, reports Telegraph. Police said an AK-56 rifle, a ma
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The Tripura State Rifles personnel recovered arms and explosives after an encounter with militants of the banned All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) at Tuihaching in the West Tripura district on July 21, reports Telegraph. Police said an AK-56 rifle, a magazine with 28 rounds of ammunition, one 9-mm pistol and a bayonet were recovered after the encounter. However, the militants managed to escape into the forest.
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July - 21 
Two Islamist militants were arrested by Army personnel from Nayahat and Machhmara villages in the Dhubri district on July 21, reports Telegraph.
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Two Islamist militants were arrested by Army personnel from Nayahat and Machhmara villages in the Dhubri district on July 21, reports Telegraph.
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July - 21 
Violating the four-year-old cease-fire, Pakistani troops fired twice in a day at a forward Indian post of Doba in the Sawjian area of Poonch district injuring two Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers on July 21, Tribune reported. Out of the two, BSF
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Violating the four-year-old cease-fire, Pakistani troops fired twice in a day at a forward Indian post of Doba in the Sawjian area of Poonch district injuring two Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers on July 21, Tribune reported. Out of the two, BSF head constable Bhanwar Singh is reported to have later died. According to intelligence sources, firing occurred on July 21-morning and evening and both the times, the Pakistani troops tried to give cover to militants, who made attempts to infiltrate into India through the Doba post manned by the 192 Battalion of the BSF. In the morning firing, though BSF soldier Ganga Dhar sustained injuries, the BSF foiled the infiltration bid. In the evening incident, Bhanwar Singh sustained serious injuries and later died at the Army hospital in Poonch.
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July - 21 
A man reportedly killed three Taliban militants in the Hassan Khel area near capital Peshawar on July 21, according to Daily Times. Sources said that the militants went to the house of a man called Daud, who reportedly was lending money on interest,
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A man reportedly killed three Taliban militants in the Hassan Khel area near capital Peshawar on July 21, according to Daily Times. Sources said that the militants went to the house of a man called Daud, who reportedly was lending money on interest, to order him to stop his ‘un-Islamic’ business. Daud was, however, drunk at the time and opened fire on his ‘visitors,’ killing them. He managed to escape from the incident site and the militants later attacked his house and destroyed it.
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July - 21 
After the fifth round of the India-Pakistan composite dialogue on peace and security, Jammu and Kashmir and other Confidence Building Measures (CBMs), Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon told reporters in New Delhi on July 21 that "the composite dia
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After the fifth round of the India-Pakistan composite dialogue on peace and security, Jammu and Kashmir and other Confidence Building Measures (CBMs), Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon told reporters in New Delhi on July 21 that "the composite dialogue process was under stress," according to Daily Excelsior. Menon said the ongoing investigations into the recent Kabul embassy blast had revealed the hand of “elements in Pakistan,” The Hindu reported. Speaking to the media after meeting his Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir, Menon said the dialogue process had come “under strain” because in the “recent past several events have vitiated ties” and some of the leaders in Pakistan had reverted to the “old polemics.” “This sequence of events culminated in July 7 [Kabul embassy blast]. All our information in the ongoing investigation, which still has to continue, points to elements in Pakistan behind the blast.” He described the cease-fire as “under stress” but both sides agreed that it must be “maintained and continued.” He further said there were three pillars to the improved relations with Pakistan — absence of violence, addressing all outstanding issues and creating a cooperative atmosphere. On all three counts, the relationship now comes up short and he listed these as the ceasefire violations, increased infiltration and “incitement of violence within the Indian state of J&K”. Interacting with the media later in the evening, Bashir said his Indian counterpart had not given any evidence and described the charge of Pakistani hand in the Kabul embassy blast as “baseless” and “made first elsewhere” (he later said it was made by National Security Adviser M. K. Narayanan). Bashir reportedly cautioned against treating Islamabad as “on probation” since “we don’t have to prove our credentials to anybody. Pakistan is not the epicentre of terrorism. Please understand that.” He added that “It is imperative to refrain from the blame game. Pakistan was among the first to condemn the Kabul attack. I asked India to provide intelligence or evidence.”
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July - 21 
Both sides reiterated the need to keep talking to each other on the outstanding issues with Menon acknowledging that meetings between both sides gave them the opportunity to have “frank discussions on how we can deal with this.” Bashir assured India
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Both sides reiterated the need to keep talking to each other on the outstanding issues with Menon acknowledging that meetings between both sides gave them the opportunity to have “frank discussions on how we can deal with this.” Bashir assured India that Pakistan was committed to “positive constructive engagements that will lead to good results.”
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July - 21 
Daily Times has reported that the security forces on July 21 expanded their operations to 20 other parts of the Dera Bugti district while fierce clashes between security forces and insurgents were also reported from the Naseerabad district. Security
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Daily Times has reported that the security forces on July 21 expanded their operations to 20 other parts of the Dera Bugti district while fierce clashes between security forces and insurgents were also reported from the Naseerabad district. Security forces began a door-to-door search for the insurgents in the Uch, Sajan Wadh, Shai Darbar, Rustum Darbar, Thoba Pian, Shazin, Gazi, Toor, Lakha Mari, Jodair and Zain Koh areas of Dera Bugti on the third day of the operation.
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July - 21 
Elsewhere in the province, four persons were injured when a remote controlled device exploded in the Maidan area of Lower Dir district on July 21, Dawn reported.
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Elsewhere in the province, four persons were injured when a remote controlled device exploded in the Maidan area of Lower Dir district on July 21, Dawn reported.
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July - 21 
Gas supply to the Sui plant from Pir Koh field was suspended after a pipeline was blown up on July 21-night. "A large portion of the 20-inch pipeline was destroyed," sources said.
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Gas supply to the Sui plant from Pir Koh field was suspended after a pipeline was blown up on July 21-night. "A large portion of the 20-inch pipeline was destroyed," sources said.
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July - 21 
Malak Shahjehan Khan, a prominent pro-government tribal leader and chief of the Mamond tribe, was killed and three other people were injured in an ambush near Shandi More, about one kilometer from Khar, headquarters of the Bajaur Agency in FATA, on J
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Malak Shahjehan Khan, a prominent pro-government tribal leader and chief of the Mamond tribe, was killed and three other people were injured in an ambush near Shandi More, about one kilometer from Khar, headquarters of the Bajaur Agency in FATA, on July 21, Dawn reported. Malak Shahjehan and tribal leader Malak Mohammad Ayaz were reportedly going to Peshawar to attend a meeting with Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani. Malak Shahjehan escaped five attempts on his life over the past two years. He was against the presence of foreign militants in the Bajaur Agency and openly supported the political administration. He had also opposed the Government’s plan to abolish or amend the British-era Frontier Crime Regulation and extension of the political parties act to the tribal areas. He was the first tribal elder in the FATA who raised a Lashkar (tribal force) and took action against al Qaeda-backed tribal militants in Bajaur, according to The News.
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July - 21 
Mustafa Ahmad Abu Yazeed alias Sheikh Saeed, al Qaeda commander in Afghanistan and a close aide of Osama bin Laden, said on July 21 that a Saudi member of al Qaeda carried out the suicide attack on Danish embassy in Islamabad on June 2, Daily Times r
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Mustafa Ahmad Abu Yazeed alias Sheikh Saeed, al Qaeda commander in Afghanistan and a close aide of Osama bin Laden, said on July 21 that a Saudi member of al Qaeda carried out the suicide attack on Danish embassy in Islamabad on June 2, Daily Times reported. In an interview to Geo News, Saeed said there was no Muslim present at the Danish embassy at the time of the attack.
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July - 21 
Police claimed on July 21 to have foiled an attempt to carry out a series of car bomb blasts in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, and arrested five persons, including Tajiks from Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, according to Dawn. Apart from defusing t
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Police claimed on July 21 to have foiled an attempt to carry out a series of car bomb blasts in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, and arrested five persons, including Tajiks from Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, according to Dawn. Apart from defusing the explosives packed in the cars, Police also seized 13 live detonators and 10 mobile phones connected with the detonators.
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July - 21 
Security force personnel arrested a suspected Taliban commander from a house in the Kharotabad area of Quetta, capital of Balochistan. Sources told Dawn on July 21 that the arrested commander, Abdul Rahim, belonged to Hilmand province of Afghanistan
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Security force personnel arrested a suspected Taliban commander from a house in the Kharotabad area of Quetta, capital of Balochistan. Sources told Dawn on July 21 that the arrested commander, Abdul Rahim, belonged to Hilmand province of Afghanistan and had come to Quetta a few days ago.
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July - 21 
Six more persons, including two security officials, were killed on July 21 in Sui on the third day of clashes in the Toba Sandrwani and Uch areas, The News reported. According to reports, the military operation is continuing in the province and armou
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Six more persons, including two security officials, were killed on July 21 in Sui on the third day of clashes in the Toba Sandrwani and Uch areas, The News reported. According to reports, the military operation is continuing in the province and armoured Personnel Carriers, helicopters and heavy weapons were being used. Security forces have also destroyed two camps of the insurgents while borders of Jaffarabad, Naseerabad and Sui have been completely sealed off. 24 persons have also been arrested and a large cache of explosives was recovered from their possession.
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July - 21 
Taliban militants on July 21 shot dead two Afghan men in North Waziristan after accusing them of spying for the United States forces in Afghanistan, Daily Times reported. A note left on the bodies in the border village of Lowara Mandi indicated that
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Taliban militants on July 21 shot dead two Afghan men in North Waziristan after accusing them of spying for the United States forces in Afghanistan, Daily Times reported. A note left on the bodies in the border village of Lowara Mandi indicated that the two men were spying for the US forces, an official said, AFP reported. “All those spying for the US will suffer the same fate,” it said. A source identified the slain Afghans as Muhammad Anwar and his son Gul Nawaz Khan.
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July - 21 
The Khasadar Force on July 21 foiled a terrorism bid by seizing an explosive-laden vehicle traveling from Khyber Agency’s Jamrud sub-division to Peshawar, capital of the NWFP.
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The Khasadar Force on July 21 foiled a terrorism bid by seizing an explosive-laden vehicle traveling from Khyber Agency’s Jamrud sub-division to Peshawar, capital of the NWFP.
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July - 21 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Mohmand Agency commander Omar Khalid said on July 21 that he has ‘arrested’ 80 activists of the Shah Sahib group, along with two intelligence personnel. Speaking to reporters from an undisclosed location, he said
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Mohmand Agency commander Omar Khalid said on July 21 that he has ‘arrested’ 80 activists of the Shah Sahib group, along with two intelligence personnel. Speaking to reporters from an undisclosed location, he said that the Taliban would reveal the identities of the intelligence personnel to the media after they had completed their investigation. He said that the Mohmand Agency Taliban had suspended their peace talks with the Government, adding that they would cease their attacks on officials when the Government stopped arresting their people at check-posts.
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July - 21 
Two militants were killed and several others sustained injuries as security forces and the local Taliban militants traded fire near Sarbanda and Shawar valley of Matta division in the Swat district on July 21, Dawn reported. According to military sou
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Two militants were killed and several others sustained injuries as security forces and the local Taliban militants traded fire near Sarbanda and Shawar valley of Matta division in the Swat district on July 21, Dawn reported. According to military sources, Taliban militants attacked a bunker of the security forces with mortars and heavy guns at 4pm (PST). In retaliation, the troops targeted the militants’ hideouts with heavy artillery and consequently, two militants were confirmed dead and several others feared dead or wounded. However, the Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan claimed that only two children were injured as an artillery shell hit a house in the area and not a single militant was killed. He said the Taliban reserved the right to retaliate in self-defence wherever and whenever attacked by the security forces.
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July - 21 
Two security force personnel sustained injuries when vehicle hit a landmine in the Dasht-e-Goran area of Dera Bugti district on July 21. In the Jaffarabad district, seven persons, including a trooper, were wounded as insurgents targeted a security fo
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Two security force personnel sustained injuries when vehicle hit a landmine in the Dasht-e-Goran area of Dera Bugti district on July 21. In the Jaffarabad district, seven persons, including a trooper, were wounded as insurgents targeted a security forces’ vehicle with a remote-controlled bomb in the Suhbatpur area.
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July - 21 
Maoist leaders have said they will not join the next Government as their presidential candidate Ram Raja Prasad Singh has lost the election.
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Maoist leaders have said they will not join the next Government as their presidential candidate Ram Raja Prasad Singh has lost the election.
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July - 21 
The acting chair of the CA, Gurung, said in a statement on July 21 that the CA will elect its Chairman and Vice Chairman on July 23.
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The acting chair of the CA, Gurung, said in a statement on July 21 that the CA will elect its Chairman and Vice Chairman on July 23.
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July - 21 
The Government has amended the protocol ranking to make Vice President second highest in the order of precedence. Earlier, the Cabinet had placed Vice President in the fifth position. As per the new order of precedence, President will have the highes
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The Government has amended the protocol ranking to make Vice President second highest in the order of precedence. Earlier, the Cabinet had placed Vice President in the fifth position. As per the new order of precedence, President will have the highest protocol ranking followed by Vice President, Prime Minister, Chief Justice and CA chairman.
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July - 21 
The Nepali Congress (NC) candidate Dr. Ram Baran Yadav has been elected as the first President of republic Nepal, securing a comfortable majority in the presidential election held on July 21, according to Nepal News. Constituent Assembly (CA) acting
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The Nepali Congress (NC) candidate Dr. Ram Baran Yadav has been elected as the first President of republic Nepal, securing a comfortable majority in the presidential election held on July 21, according to Nepal News. Constituent Assembly (CA) acting chairman K.B Gurung announced in the CA meeting that Yadav had been elected President by winning a simple majority. Yadav bagged 308 votes while his rival Ram Raja Prasad Singh, who was supported by the CPN-Maoist, ended up with 282 votes. Yadav was supported by the CPN-UML, Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF), CPN-ML, Rastriya Prajatantra Party, Nepal Workers and Peasants Party, CPN-United, Rastriya Janamorcha, Rastriya Janashakti Party and a few other small parties. A total of 590 votes were cast in the run-off poll on July 21 which was conducted as none of the candidates had reached the required number of 298 in the July 19 election in which the MJF candidate Parmananda Jha was elected Vice President. The newly elected president is set to be sworn in on July 23 at 3 pm (NST) at Shital Niwas - official residence of the President.
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July - 21 
At least 24 militants were killed and 15 others injured as the troops launched an attack on LTTE camps in the Murunkaiyadippudi area of Mannar district on July 21. During subsequent search operations, the troops recovered six dead bodies of the milit
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At least 24 militants were killed and 15 others injured as the troops launched an attack on LTTE camps in the Murunkaiyadippudi area of Mannar district on July 21. During subsequent search operations, the troops recovered six dead bodies of the militants, including two female cadres, along with four T-56 assault rifles, one 81 weapon, four hand grenades and one I com radio set. Four soldiers sustained injuries during the clashes.
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July - 21 
Balasingham Nadesan, chief of the political wing, has said that peace talks with the Sri Lanka Government are impossible. In an e-mail interview from Kilinochchi, Nadesan told Associated Press on July 21, "It is impossible to hold peace talks when on
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Balasingham Nadesan, chief of the political wing, has said that peace talks with the Sri Lanka Government are impossible. In an e-mail interview from Kilinochchi, Nadesan told Associated Press on July 21, "It is impossible to hold peace talks when one party, the Government of Sri Lanka, is undertaking large-scale military offensives." Pointing out that the outfit does not consider the military attacks a threat, he added, "We have always used many different tactics and strategies to deal with such offensives. We have repeatedly demonstrated our ability to convert the Sri Lankan Government offensives into our favor… Our forces will undertake any military actions that are needed to evict the occupying Sri Lankan armed forces from our homeland."
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July - 21 
During another clash between the two sides in the Iluppakadaweli area of Mannar district, the troops killed 13 LTTE militants.
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During another clash between the two sides in the Iluppakadaweli area of Mannar district, the troops killed 13 LTTE militants.
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July - 21 
Five more LTTE militants were killed and 18 others injured by the troops in the areas north of Janakapura and north of Kiriibbanwewa. Four soldiers sustained injuries in the clashes and explosions of anti-personnel mines (APMs) and improvised explosi
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Five more LTTE militants were killed and 18 others injured by the troops in the areas north of Janakapura and north of Kiriibbanwewa. Four soldiers sustained injuries in the clashes and explosions of anti-personnel mines (APMs) and improvised explosive devices in these areas.
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July - 21 
Five soldiers were injured in an LTTE attack in the Karawaddivembu area.
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Five soldiers were injured in an LTTE attack in the Karawaddivembu area.
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July - 21 
One more militant was killed and four others wounded as the SFs captured five bunkers, eight trench lines and one camp of the LTTE in the area north of Kiriibbanwewa. Troops later recovered 500 rounds of T-56 ammunition, one FM radio and 12 ration pa
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One more militant was killed and four others wounded as the SFs captured five bunkers, eight trench lines and one camp of the LTTE in the area north of Kiriibbanwewa. Troops later recovered 500 rounds of T-56 ammunition, one FM radio and 12 ration packets from the area.
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July - 21 
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on July 21 announced that they would observe a unilateral cease-fire during the period of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit from July 26 to August 4, reports Tamil Net. The
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The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on July 21 announced that they would observe a unilateral cease-fire during the period of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit from July 26 to August 4, reports Tamil Net. The outfit’s political wing said in a press statement issued from Wanni that, “As a sign of this goodwill, our movement is glad to inform that it will observe a unilateral cease-fire that is devoid of military actions during the period of the SAARC conference from 26th July to 4th August and give our cooperation for the success of the conference. At the same time if the occupying Sinhala forces, disrespecting our goodwill gesture of our people and our nation, carry out any offensives, our movement will be forced to take defensive actions.”
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July - 21 
The SFs captured five LTTE trench lines in the area north of Navvi in Vavuniya district killing five militants and injuring three others. Similarly, the troops attacked two bunkers of the outfit in the same area and killed three militants and injurin
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The SFs captured five LTTE trench lines in the area north of Navvi in Vavuniya district killing five militants and injuring three others. Similarly, the troops attacked two bunkers of the outfit in the same area and killed three militants and injuring five others. One soldier sustained injuries in the incident.
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July - 21 
Three soldiers sustained injuries in APM explosions in the Uttimodai and Pandiyankulam areas. One more soldier was wounded when the LTTE militants fired a mortar at the Forward Defence Line in the Kodikamam area of Jaffna district.
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Three soldiers sustained injuries in APM explosions in the Uttimodai and Pandiyankulam areas. One more soldier was wounded when the LTTE militants fired a mortar at the Forward Defence Line in the Kodikamam area of Jaffna district.
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July - 22 
Elsewhere in the State, security forces recovered five improvised explosive devices, each weighing three kilograms, from the Kotli Kalaban area under the jurisdiction of Manjakote police station in Rajouri district.
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Elsewhere in the State, security forces recovered five improvised explosive devices, each weighing three kilograms, from the Kotli Kalaban area under the jurisdiction of Manjakote police station in Rajouri district.
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July - 22 
Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant of Kupwara district was arrested by the Army as soon as he infiltrated into Indian territory from the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district on July 22, Daily Excelsior reported. Shamas Din is reported to have gone ac
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Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant of Kupwara district was arrested by the Army as soon as he infiltrated into Indian territory from the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district on July 22, Daily Excelsior reported. Shamas Din is reported to have gone across the LoC for training on August 2, 2006 and was returning without weapons when he was arrested.
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July - 22 
Statesman reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have called for a day-long bandh (general strike) along the border areas of West Bengal, Orissa and Jharkhand on July 22 to protest against the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)'s dec
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Statesman reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have called for a day-long bandh (general strike) along the border areas of West Bengal, Orissa and Jharkhand on July 22 to protest against the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)'s decision to support the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government in New Delhi for the trust vote. In a communiqué, Rakeshji, the spokesperson for the outfit’s Jharkhand-Bengal-Orissa border committee, has threatened the JMM chief Shibu Soren of a social boycott and dire consequences, if he went ahead and voted in favour of the nuclear deal. “We will initiate a state-wide campaign to unmask the JMM MPs, including Mr Soren and none of them will be allowed in the rural areas. And finally, if this attitude of Mr Soren continues, his fate will the same as that of his other MP, Sunil Mahato”, the communiqué said. Sunil Mahato was killed by the outfit in 2007. Banners and posters have been put up by the outfit in the villages along the National Highway linking Dhalbhumgarh and Chakulia to Ranchi, in favour of the bandh.
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July - 22 
Suspected militants of the Tiger faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) opened fire at the residence of a local contractor, identified as Mohammed Laiyak Ali, at Haoreibi Awang Leikai on July 22-morning, reports Imphal Free Press.
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Suspected militants of the Tiger faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) opened fire at the residence of a local contractor, identified as Mohammed Laiyak Ali, at Haoreibi Awang Leikai on July 22-morning, reports Imphal Free Press.
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July - 22 
The ‘Q’ Branch of the Tamil Nadu police on July 22 neutralised a major Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) procurement network, seizing five imported Yamaha outboard motors with a 40-horse-power capacity each. In connection with the seizures, the
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The ‘Q’ Branch of the Tamil Nadu police on July 22 neutralised a major Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) procurement network, seizing five imported Yamaha outboard motors with a 40-horse-power capacity each. In connection with the seizures, the Police team arrested Kumargurubaran, a resident of Chennai, Ramesh, hailing from Ramanathapuram, and Manamohan from Pesalai in Sri Lanka, from near the Kattumanadi bus stop near Manalmelkudi. The motors were meant to be transported to Sri Lanka for the LTTE in a boat kept ready by Ramesh. "The gang had transported the motors from Chennai to Pudukkottai and was planning to take them by sea to Sri Lanka. We are yet to ascertain whose name the import consignment had been booked under and who collected it from the Chennai Port. There are more persons involved in the procurement of the motors and the investigation is on to find them," an unnamed senior Police official told Times of India. He added, "The smuggling for LTTE has been going on in Tamil Nadu. But, of late, we have been detecting more cases. However, LTTE is now more dependent on the supply from India as they are suffering huge losses from the war… They procure these things from all over India and smuggle it via villages along the east coast. The smuggling cases are more in Tamil Nadu because of its geographical proximity. Apart from the procurement for LTTE, there is commercial smuggling also happening between Sri Lanka and India. It is mainly to make profit using the wide differences in pricing of some items in both countries. Smuggling of beedi bundles are mostly for commercial purposes."
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July - 22 
The sudden appearance of a truck on a deserted stretch in Thoubal forced the militants to drop a school girl, Leimapokpam Anjali Devi, who was being taken as hostage, according to Telegraph.
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The sudden appearance of a truck on a deserted stretch in Thoubal forced the militants to drop a school girl, Leimapokpam Anjali Devi, who was being taken as hostage, according to Telegraph.
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July - 22 
A Taliban spokesman has warned that if the NWFP Government does not stop the military operation in Hangu, Swat and other areas, the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) will launch severe attacks, Dawn reported. The threat was issued on July 22 at the ex
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A Taliban spokesman has warned that if the NWFP Government does not stop the military operation in Hangu, Swat and other areas, the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) will launch severe attacks, Dawn reported. The threat was issued on July 22 at the expiry of a five-day ultimatum issued by TTP chief Baitullah Mehsud to the provincial Government to resign. TTP spokesman Maulvi Umar told journalists on phone from an unspecified location that the NWFP Government was responsible for the military operation in the areas under its control. He regretted the response of the provincial Government to the TTP’s deadline. Due to sensitivity of the situation, the Government should have shown flexibility and given a positive response to Taliban’s ultimatum, he said. He ruled out talks with the government until military actions in Hangu and Swat were halted. Taliban, he said, had prepared a plan which would be implemented after a decision by the Shura (executive council).
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July - 22 
A trooper sustained injuries in an attack on a check-post on the Sui-Kashmore road.
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A trooper sustained injuries in an attack on a check-post on the Sui-Kashmore road.
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July - 22 
Daily Times stated that a decision has been taken to stop the military operation in Hangu at the request of the NWFP Government, a private television channel reported on July 22. According to Aaj TV, the federal Government accepted the provincial Gov
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Daily Times stated that a decision has been taken to stop the military operation in Hangu at the request of the NWFP Government, a private television channel reported on July 22. According to Aaj TV, the federal Government accepted the provincial Government’s request and decided to stop the Hangu operation. The channel quoted an NWFP minister as saying that the provincial Government wanted to resolve the problems though negotiations. However, the security forces continued a search operation in the Doaba area of Hangu district although no arrests were made. The continuous curfew in Hangu city and Doaba has reportedly resulted in a food crisis as edible items and medicine are in short supply in the markets.
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July - 22 
In Sui, three SF personnel were injured when their vehicle was blown up in the Mohammadi Colony.
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In Sui, three SF personnel were injured when their vehicle was blown up in the Mohammadi Colony.
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July - 22 
ISPR spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said the operation carried out against Taliban in Hangu has achieved all desired results. Talking to the BBC, he declared that all troubled areas in Hangu district have been cleared of militants.
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ISPR spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said the operation carried out against Taliban in Hangu has achieved all desired results. Talking to the BBC, he declared that all troubled areas in Hangu district have been cleared of militants.
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July - 22 
Mangal Bagh, chief of the banned Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) in the Khyber Agency, on July 22 escaped an attempt on his life after three persons armed with remote controlled bombs were intercepted by his personal guards, The News reported. Khalid Khan, a lo
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Mangal Bagh, chief of the banned Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) in the Khyber Agency, on July 22 escaped an attempt on his life after three persons armed with remote controlled bombs were intercepted by his personal guards, The News reported. Khalid Khan, a local LI commander at Bara division, said three persons managed to reach very close to Mangal Bagh in the disguise of being part of a special squad guarding him. "One of the Mujahids, upon suspicion, demanded his identity. He was arrested for failing to justify his presence near the Amir [chief]. Two more of his accomplices were also detained later," he said. The spokesman claimed that all the three attackers were armed with remote-controlled explosive devices.
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July - 22 
Police on July 22 defused four explosive devices in different areas of Matta division in the Swat district, The News reported.
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Police on July 22 defused four explosive devices in different areas of Matta division in the Swat district, The News reported.
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July - 22 
The Saddar police station in the Tali Mat area was damaged by a rocket attack.
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The Saddar police station in the Tali Mat area was damaged by a rocket attack.
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July - 22 
Three militants were killed and four security force (SF) personnel were injured in a clash in the Nodhan Bugti village of Jaffarabad district on July 22, according to Dawn. The clash occurred during an operation launched by the SFs on the basis of re
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Three militants were killed and four security force (SF) personnel were injured in a clash in the Nodhan Bugti village of Jaffarabad district on July 22, according to Dawn. The clash occurred during an operation launched by the SFs on the basis of reports about presence of militants in the village.
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July - 22 
Unidentified gunmen killed a senior security officer of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari in Karachi on July 22, Daily Times reported. Ejaz Durrani, a spokesman for Zardari, said unidentified gunmen opened fire on Khalid
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Unidentified gunmen killed a senior security officer of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari in Karachi on July 22, Daily Times reported. Ejaz Durrani, a spokesman for Zardari, said unidentified gunmen opened fire on Khalid Shahenshah’s vehicle outside his home in the Khayaban-e-Bukhari area. Shahenshah, a senior PPP activist, was among a coterie of party security guards who was at the incident site when former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in Rawalpindi on December 27, 2007.
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July - 22 
Informing that the his party would sit on the opposition benches in the aftermath of their loss in the Presidential poll, the CPN-Maoist chairman Prachanda while addressing a press conference in Singha Durbar on July 22 said his party was committed t
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Informing that the his party would sit on the opposition benches in the aftermath of their loss in the Presidential poll, the CPN-Maoist chairman Prachanda while addressing a press conference in Singha Durbar on July 22 said his party was committed to peace process but there was a danger of the peace process collapsing in case the Maoist army in cantonments were not paid their salaries, according to The Himalayan Times. "The government has stopped providing allowances to the PLA. Our fighters are facing untold miseries and if that continued, it will exhaust our patience," Prachanda warned and added that there was a danger of counter-revolution. He, however, said his party’s decision not to form a Government could change in case such need arose and there was ethical ground for it. Suspecting a foreign hand in the newly forged alliance of the Nepali Congress (NC), Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) and Madheshi Janadhikar Forum, Prachanda alleged that foreign powers were trying to create instability in Nepal so that they can make the country a ‘play ground.’
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July - 22 
Parliamentary party leader of the Madhesi People's Rights Forum (MPRF), Bijaya Kumar Gachchhadar, said "The CPN (Maoist) has the first claim to lead the new government but if the Maoists do not form the government, MPRF should be allowed to do so."
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Parliamentary party leader of the Madhesi People's Rights Forum (MPRF), Bijaya Kumar Gachchhadar, said "The CPN (Maoist) has the first claim to lead the new government but if the Maoists do not form the government, MPRF should be allowed to do so."
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July - 22 
12 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed and about 30 others injured as the security forces (SFs) launched an attack on the outfit’s Murunkaiyadippudi camp in Mannar district on July 22, reports Sri Lanka Army. Five LTTE bunke
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12 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed and about 30 others injured as the security forces (SFs) launched an attack on the outfit’s Murunkaiyadippudi camp in Mannar district on July 22, reports Sri Lanka Army. Five LTTE bunkers in the area were neutralised by the troops who later recovered the dead bodies of four militants, including two female cadres, along with one T-56 weapon, one T-81 weapon and some stocks of food and clothes. In a separate clash in the same area, three soldiers sustained injuries in LTTE fire. One more soldier was injured in an anti-personnel mine (APM) explosion in the same area.
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July - 22 
At least 22 Black Tigers [cadres of the suicide wing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)] were killed when the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) fighter jets carried out an air attack in the Mullaitivu area targeting an LTTE training centre in th
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At least 22 Black Tigers [cadres of the suicide wing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)] were killed when the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) fighter jets carried out an air attack in the Mullaitivu area targeting an LTTE training centre in the Udayarkattikkulam area East of Iranamadu on July 22. The SLAF spokesman Wing Commander Janaka Nanayakkara told Daily News, "Air Force intelligence confirmed that 22 Black Tigers were killed in the air raid and a group of Black Tigers were engaged in a rehearsal at the time of the air attack." Udayarkattikkulam area is considered as a nerve centre of the outfit in the Mullaitivu district and had been used for special training for its leaders.
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July - 22 
During separate clashes between the two sides in the Kalawilan, Cheddapiddikulam and Pandiyankulam areas in Mannar and Palamoddai, Madam and north of Navvi in Vavuniya the security forces (SFs) killed 10 LTTE militants and injured three others. One s
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During separate clashes between the two sides in the Kalawilan, Cheddapiddikulam and Pandiyankulam areas in Mannar and Palamoddai, Madam and north of Navvi in Vavuniya the security forces (SFs) killed 10 LTTE militants and injured three others. One soldier was also killed and five others were wounded in these clashes.
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July - 22 
Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama told Parliament on July 22 that the Government would not enter into any agreement with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) although they have declared a unilateral cease-fire during the period of the South
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Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama told Parliament on July 22 that the Government would not enter into any agreement with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) although they have declared a unilateral cease-fire during the period of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit, according to Daily News. The Minister said the Government will continue with the measures taken against the LTTE so far. He also said that the Government would never discuss in this regard with the LTTE and would not accept the truce agreements declared by the LTTE. The Hindu reported that the Government’s chief negotiator, Nimal Siripal Silva, as saying that the Government was not ready for a cease-fire as it would provide "oxygen" to the LTTE, which has been cornered by the military. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka’s Foreign Secretary, Palitha Kohona, in response to the offer said, "We would like to see a firm commitment on the part of the LTTE for a settlement of this conflict and a similar commitment to a demobilization process. We have experienced the LTTE’s cease fire offers earlier, which were used to regroup and rearm, creating greater havoc than before," adds Colombo Page.
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July - 22 
One soldier was injured in an anti-personnel mine explosion in the Sarasalai area of Jaffna district.
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One soldier was injured in an anti-personnel mine explosion in the Sarasalai area of Jaffna district.
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July - 22 
The naval troops on surveillance in the seas off Nayaru in Mullaitivu after spotting several Sea Tiger (sea wing of the LTTE) boats opened fire on them destroying one of them and damaging at least two others.
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The naval troops on surveillance in the seas off Nayaru in Mullaitivu after spotting several Sea Tiger (sea wing of the LTTE) boats opened fire on them destroying one of them and damaging at least two others.
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July - 22 
The SFs confronted a group of LTTE militants in the areas north of Janakapura and north of Kiriibbanwewa killing two militants and injuring 10 others. In a separate incident, the troops captured an LTTE bunker in the same area after an encounter in w
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The SFs confronted a group of LTTE militants in the areas north of Janakapura and north of Kiriibbanwewa killing two militants and injuring 10 others. In a separate incident, the troops captured an LTTE bunker in the same area after an encounter in which four LTTE militants were injured.
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July - 22 
The SFs recovered two T-56 weapons, two magazines and 30 rounds of ammunition from the Eravur area of Batticaloa district.
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The SFs recovered two T-56 weapons, two magazines and 30 rounds of ammunition from the Eravur area of Batticaloa district.
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July - 22 
The troops also attacked an LTTE bunker in the areas north of Navvi and killed two militants and injured two others.
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The troops also attacked an LTTE bunker in the areas north of Navvi and killed two militants and injured two others.
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July - 22 
The troops attacked one LTTE bunker complex in the Palamoddai area and killed four militants and injured four others and also recovered 370 rounds of T– 56 ammunition from the area.
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The troops attacked one LTTE bunker complex in the Palamoddai area and killed four militants and injured four others and also recovered 370 rounds of T– 56 ammunition from the area.
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July - 22 
The troops clashed with another group of LTTE cadres in the same area injuring three of them and recovered one hand grenade, eight LTTE camouflage uniforms, four LTTE black uniforms, two boot pairs, one torch and four tins of food.
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The troops clashed with another group of LTTE cadres in the same area injuring three of them and recovered one hand grenade, eight LTTE camouflage uniforms, four LTTE black uniforms, two boot pairs, one torch and four tins of food.
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July - 22 
Three more LTTE militants were killed by the SFs during an encounter in the Kiriibbanwewa area.
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Three more LTTE militants were killed by the SFs during an encounter in the Kiriibbanwewa area.
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July - 23 
A cadre of the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), Pebam Bonin, was shot dead by the troops near Ng Mani College at Khurai Chairenthong on July 23-night.
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A cadre of the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), Pebam Bonin, was shot dead by the troops near Ng Mani College at Khurai Chairenthong on July 23-night.
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July - 23 
A combined force of Imphal East district police commandos and troops of the Assam Rifles killed a suspected cadre of the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) near a by-lane at Khurai Chairenthong leading to Ng Mani College
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A combined force of Imphal East district police commandos and troops of the Assam Rifles killed a suspected cadre of the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) near a by-lane at Khurai Chairenthong leading to Ng Mani College. While one M-20 pistol with four live rounds was recovered, other militants managed to escape from the incident site.
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July - 23 July - 24
Bihar was put on alert on July 23 ahead of the Shaheed Diwas (martyr’s day) which is being observed by the outlawed CPI-Maoist on July 24, today, The Hindu reported. The Inspector General of Police (Operations), S. K. Bhardwaj, said that all police s
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Bihar was put on alert on July 23 ahead of the Shaheed Diwas (martyr’s day) which is being observed by the outlawed CPI-Maoist on July 24, today, The Hindu reported. The Inspector General of Police (Operations), S. K. Bhardwaj, said that all police stations in the Maoist-affected districts of Gaya, Aurangabad, Nawada, Jehanabad, Jamui and Rohtas have been put on maximum alert. Superintendents of Police in the districts have reportedly been asked to intensify patrol on road and railway tracks. Extra security was deployed to secure the property of railways, considered a soft target for the Maoists, official sources said. The intelligence agencies have reportedly alerted the security establishments about possible attacks on Government buildings and other vital installations in the Maoist-affected districts.
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July - 23 
Damayanti alias Aruna, area coordinator of the Nagavali dalam (squad) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was arrested from a house at Piridi village in the Bobbili division of Vizianagaram district late on July 23-night, The Hindu r
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Damayanti alias Aruna, area coordinator of the Nagavali dalam (squad) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was arrested from a house at Piridi village in the Bobbili division of Vizianagaram district late on July 23-night, The Hindu reported. Her accomplice Emanapalli Santosh alias Kishore, who is also an area coordinator, is reported to have surrendered before the police after Damayanti’s arrest.
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July - 23 
One suspected militant was shot dead by the Thoubal district police during an encounter at Yairipok Moirangpurel village under Yairipok police station on July 23-night, according to Imphal Free Press. However, four of his associates managed to escape
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One suspected militant was shot dead by the Thoubal district police during an encounter at Yairipok Moirangpurel village under Yairipok police station on July 23-night, according to Imphal Free Press. However, four of his associates managed to escape from the incident site.
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July - 23 
One trader, Pankaj Sarmah, was abducted by suspected National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants for ransom, when he was returning from Gogamukh to Dhemaji town on July 21-evening, reports Assam Tribune.
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One trader, Pankaj Sarmah, was abducted by suspected National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants for ransom, when he was returning from Gogamukh to Dhemaji town on July 21-evening, reports Assam Tribune.
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July - 23 
The BDR and BSF personnel exchanged gunfire at the Chakpara border in Chapainawabganj on the same day, resulting in the shutting down of the Sona Masjid land port in northern Bangladesh.
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The BDR and BSF personnel exchanged gunfire at the Chakpara border in Chapainawabganj on the same day, resulting in the shutting down of the Sona Masjid land port in northern Bangladesh.
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July - 23 
The Diphupar police recovered the dead body of a person, Raju Mandal, near Sugar Mill village in Dimapur on July 23, reports Nagaland Post. The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) alleged that Raju, a son-in-law of its leader
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The Diphupar police recovered the dead body of a person, Raju Mandal, near Sugar Mill village in Dimapur on July 23, reports Nagaland Post. The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) alleged that Raju, a son-in-law of its leader Vikheshe, was shot dead by the rival National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Unification (NSCN-U).
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July - 23 
The Hindu reports that a Border Security Force (BSF) trooper was killed and a villager injured in intermittent exchange of fire that lasted nearly two hours between the BSF and personnel of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) across the border in West Bengal
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The Hindu reports that a Border Security Force (BSF) trooper was killed and a villager injured in intermittent exchange of fire that lasted nearly two hours between the BSF and personnel of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) across the border in West Bengal’s Malda district on July 23. While the BSF trooper died on the spot, the injured civilian was admitted to a hospital in Malda. Out of nearly 100 rounds of fire being exchanged between the two forces only 15 rounds were fired by the BSF in retaliation, an unnamed BSF official said in Kolkata. This was the second exchange of fire between the two forces across West Bengal’s border with Bangladesh within a week. Two BDR soldiers were killed in the previous incident.
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July - 23 
The Union Government on July 23 extended the cease-fire with the Achik National Volunteers’ Council (ANVC) for an indefinite period for the first time, unlike the earlier periodical review of the cease-fire with the militant group, reports Telegraph.
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The Union Government on July 23 extended the cease-fire with the Achik National Volunteers’ Council (ANVC) for an indefinite period for the first time, unlike the earlier periodical review of the cease-fire with the militant group, reports Telegraph.
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July - 23 
Three militants of the United Liberation Front of Asom’s (ULFA) ‘709 battalion’ were killed in an encounter with the security forces at Namati village under Ghograpar police station in the Nalbari district on July 23-night, according to Assam Tribune
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Three militants of the United Liberation Front of Asom’s (ULFA) ‘709 battalion’ were killed in an encounter with the security forces at Namati village under Ghograpar police station in the Nalbari district on July 23-night, according to Assam Tribune.
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July - 23 
Two persons, J.G. Lorin and nephew Tenyenlo Kemp, were shot at and wounded by unidentified militants on the New Secretariat road in Kohima.
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Two persons, J.G. Lorin and nephew Tenyenlo Kemp, were shot at and wounded by unidentified militants on the New Secretariat road in Kohima.
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July - 23 
Police arrested 10 alleged militants from the Kashmirabad area of provincial capital Quetta and recovered two kilograms of explosive materials from their possession, Daily Times reported.
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Police arrested 10 alleged militants from the Kashmirabad area of provincial capital Quetta and recovered two kilograms of explosive materials from their possession, Daily Times reported.
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July - 23 
Six security force (SF) personnel were killed in an encounter with the insurgents in the Uch area of Dera Bugti district on July 23, The News reported. A Balochistan Frontier Corps (FC) spokesman Lt Col Shahid Mahmood said the SFs pursued the insurge
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Six security force (SF) personnel were killed in an encounter with the insurgents in the Uch area of Dera Bugti district on July 23, The News reported. A Balochistan Frontier Corps (FC) spokesman Lt Col Shahid Mahmood said the SFs pursued the insurgents who opened fire at the FC party into the mountains located some 16 kilometers away from the Uch power plant where they discovered two temporary hideouts of the insurgents. At least 50 insurgents, equipped with heavy weapons, were holed up there. In response to the SFs bid to arrest them, they opened fire, which killed six soldiers and injured nine others. The security forces retaliated and killed and injured several militants. The FC spokesman said he was unaware of the exact number of the militants’ causalities as they took the bodies of their dead and injured along with them before escaping. A large cache of heavy arms and ammunition, including antitank and antipersonnel mines, rockets, rocket launchers, detonators, found in the camps was seized.
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July - 23 
The Army wound up its week-long operation in the Hangu district of the NWFP on July 23-evening after flushing out militants and taking control of the area, said the military spokesman, Dawn reported. The Director-General of the Inter Services Public
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The Army wound up its week-long operation in the Hangu district of the NWFP on July 23-evening after flushing out militants and taking control of the area, said the military spokesman, Dawn reported. The Director-General of the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), Major General Athar Abbas, said: "Security forces have achieved the desired objectives and operation was halted on Wednesday evening." He stated that the army had accomplished its task, but would stay in the violence-hit district as long as the provincial Government wanted. The army spokesman also said the Government’s writ had been re-established, possession of all police stations and check points had been retaken and the area was now under the control of the security forces. Army and paramilitary forces had launched a joint operation against militants in several parts of Hangu district on the request of the provincial Government on July 14 two days after the Taliban ambushed a convoy of the Frontier Constabulary in Dorai, near Zargari, killing 15 soldiers. Gen Abbas said that approximately 20 militants had been killed in the operation and 30 others were arrested. However, many of them had been released, he added. He said that security forces had destroyed hideouts of the militants in the Zargari, Doaba and Neryab areas of Hangu. On July 15, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan had given a deadline to the NWFP Government to wind up the operation by July 23 or face action.
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July - 23 
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed on July 23 to have killed a security official in Khuzdar. BLA spokesman Beebargh Baloch warned that more attacks would be carried out in retaliation for the Dera Bugti operation.
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The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed on July 23 to have killed a security official in Khuzdar. BLA spokesman Beebargh Baloch warned that more attacks would be carried out in retaliation for the Dera Bugti operation.
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July - 23 
The chief engineer of a construction company was shot dead in Khuzdar on July 23, Dawn reported. Police said Abdul Rafiq Soomro was standing in a shop near the old bus terminal when the motorcycle borne assailants opened fire on him.
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The chief engineer of a construction company was shot dead in Khuzdar on July 23, Dawn reported. Police said Abdul Rafiq Soomro was standing in a shop near the old bus terminal when the motorcycle borne assailants opened fire on him.
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July - 23 
The intelligence and law enforcement agencies have been put on high alert based on the information that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud has prepared a hit list of around 300 high-profile figures, including political leader
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The intelligence and law enforcement agencies have been put on high alert based on the information that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud has prepared a hit list of around 300 high-profile figures, including political leaders, Daily Times reported. Sources close to an intelligence agency said that it was assumed that the leadership of the Pakistan People’s Party, Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Awami National Party, anti-Taliban Shia, Sunni clerics, personnel from the intelligence and law enforcement agencies, officials from the interior and provincial ministries and journalists could be targeted by the TTP. Their families were also believed to be at risk.
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July - 23 July - 24
Former Speaker and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified-Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) leader Subas Nemwang was unanimously declared chairman of the Constituent Assembly (CA), reports Nepal News. He became the only candidate to register his nomination for th
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Former Speaker and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified-Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) leader Subas Nemwang was unanimously declared chairman of the Constituent Assembly (CA), reports Nepal News. He became the only candidate to register his nomination for the chair of CA on July 23. The formal process of his election will take place on July 24 (today) at the CA. Nemwang was the Speaker of the interim parliament.
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July - 23 
Newly elected President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav and Vice-President Paramananda Jha were sworn in at the Presidential palace (Shital Niwas) on July 23-afternoon. Subsequently, he visited the Office of the President and officially took over his duty as the
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Newly elected President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav and Vice-President Paramananda Jha were sworn in at the Presidential palace (Shital Niwas) on July 23-afternoon. Subsequently, he visited the Office of the President and officially took over his duty as the first President of republican Nepal.
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July - 23 
Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala who had announced his resignation before the CA on June 26 tendered his resignation to President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav on July 23-evening after the latter was officially sworn-in. After his resignation is formally a
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Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala who had announced his resignation before the CA on June 26 tendered his resignation to President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav on July 23-evening after the latter was officially sworn-in. After his resignation is formally accepted by President Yadav, the interim Government would also be dissolved. However, the current cabinet would continue to function as a "caretaker Government" until a new Government assumes the office.
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July - 23 
The Himalayan Times reports that the CPN-UML general secretary Jhala Nath Khanal on July 23 said the Maoists should come forward to lead a new Government, as they are the single largest party in the CA. "The Maoists cannot stay out of the Government,
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The Himalayan Times reports that the CPN-UML general secretary Jhala Nath Khanal on July 23 said the Maoists should come forward to lead a new Government, as they are the single largest party in the CA. "The Maoists cannot stay out of the Government, as they are the largest party in the Constituent Assembly. People have given mandate to the Maoists to lead the Government," he said. He said his party was still ready to join the Government with the Maoists if the latter came up with an agreeable proposal on power-sharing. Khanal demanded dissolution of the Young Communist League (YCL), which he said was involved in attacking CPN-UML cadres and leaders. He said he has directed CPN-UML-affiliated Youth Force to retaliate against the YCL excesses.
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July - 23 
The United Nations Security Council on July 23 unanimously endorsed plans for a gradual drawdown of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) as it extended its mandate for six months. The 15-member body adopted resolution 1825 that renewed the man
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The United Nations Security Council on July 23 unanimously endorsed plans for a gradual drawdown of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) as it extended its mandate for six months. The 15-member body adopted resolution 1825 that renewed the mandate of UNMIN until January 23, 2009, taking into account "the ongoing work on the monitoring and the management of arms and armed personnel in line with the June 25 agreement among the political parties." It also backed UN chief Ban Ki-moon's view that the current monitoring arrangements "should not be necessary for a substantial further period and expects to see them concluded within the period of this mandate." The resolution endorsed Ban's recommendation for a "gradual, drawdown and withdrawal of UNMIN staff, including arms monitors." The UN has said the parties need to consider the long-term future of the 19,000 former rebel fighters, as well as Nepal's army. The UN was invited to assist in Nepal's peace process when a deal was signed between Maoist insurgents and mainstream parties in 2006 to end a decade-long civil war.
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July - 23 July - 24
Unidentified assailants abducted and subsequently killed a local leader of the Nepali Congress, Pashupati Rana, in the Mahottari district, reports Kantipuronline. The assailants stormed the house of Rana at Ramnagar-3 and abducted him on July 23. His
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Unidentified assailants abducted and subsequently killed a local leader of the Nepali Congress, Pashupati Rana, in the Mahottari district, reports Kantipuronline. The assailants stormed the house of Rana at Ramnagar-3 and abducted him on July 23. His dead body was found at a sugarcane farm on the bank of the Khajuriya River in Hattilet village on July 24-evening. A group claiming to be affiliated with the Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (Rajan Mukti group) telephoned a local journalist and claimed that it has taken action against Rana because of his support for the rulers of the hills.
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July - 23 
The BDR and BSF personnel exchanged gunfire at the Chakpara border in Chapainawabganj on the same day, resulting in the shutting down of the Sona Masjid land port in northern Bangladesh.
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The BDR and BSF personnel exchanged gunfire at the Chakpara border in Chapainawabganj on the same day, resulting in the shutting down of the Sona Masjid land port in northern Bangladesh.
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July - 23 
The Hindu reports that a Border Security Force (BSF) trooper was killed and a villager injured in intermittent exchange of fire that lasted nearly two hours between the BSF and personnel of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) across the border in West Bengal
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The Hindu reports that a Border Security Force (BSF) trooper was killed and a villager injured in intermittent exchange of fire that lasted nearly two hours between the BSF and personnel of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) across the border in West Bengal’s Malda district on July 23. While the BSF trooper died on the spot, the injured civilian was admitted to a hospital in Malda. Out of nearly 100 rounds of fire being exchanged between the two forces only 15 rounds were fired by the BSF in retaliation, an unnamed BSF official said in Kolkata. This was the second exchange of fire between the two forces across West Bengal’s border with Bangladesh within a week. Two BDR soldiers were killed in the previous incident.
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July - 23 
23 LTTE militants were killed and 21 others injured during clashes with the troops in the Eelamaruttankulam, Pungntharumadu and Nauvi areas of Mannar district and north of Janakapura and Kiriibbanwewa in the Vavuniya district on July 23, reported SLA
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23 LTTE militants were killed and 21 others injured during clashes with the troops in the Eelamaruttankulam, Pungntharumadu and Nauvi areas of Mannar district and north of Janakapura and Kiriibbanwewa in the Vavuniya district on July 23, reported SLA. At least eight of them died when the troops attacked the outfit’s bunkers in the Nauvi and Kiriibbanwewa areas. While four soldiers were also killed during the clashes in Nauvi and south of Kalvilan, 10 others were reported injured in these clashes.
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July - 23 
During another clash, the SFs killed five LTTE cadres and injured six others in the Palamoddai area. Two soldiers were wounded in the incident. Elsewhere, two militants were killed by the troops during clashes in the area north of Navvi.
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During another clash, the SFs killed five LTTE cadres and injured six others in the Palamoddai area. Two soldiers were wounded in the incident. Elsewhere, two militants were killed by the troops during clashes in the area north of Navvi.
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July - 23 
Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama during a meeting with his Australian counterpart Stephen Smith on the sidelines of the 15th ASEAN Regional Forum in Singapore on July 23 expressed serious concern over the activities of the LTTE and its front orga
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Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama during a meeting with his Australian counterpart Stephen Smith on the sidelines of the 15th ASEAN Regional Forum in Singapore on July 23 expressed serious concern over the activities of the LTTE and its front organizations in the Sri Lankan Diaspora in Australia, according to Daily News. Citing the ongoing criminal prosecution against three Australians of Sri Lankan origin on charges relating to raising funds for terrorism as well as the recent arrest of another Australian in Melbourne, at the request of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, as significant steps by Australia to support the global fight against terrorism, Bogollagama urged the Australia to proscribe the LTTE as a terrorist organisation.
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July - 23 
On July 23, Police in the Kalutara district arrested a six member gang of robbers and seized a van from them while they were proceeding to the North to sell it to a businessman having LTTE links, reports Daily News. Police said the van was robbed on
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On July 23, Police in the Kalutara district arrested a six member gang of robbers and seized a van from them while they were proceeding to the North to sell it to a businessman having LTTE links, reports Daily News. Police said the van was robbed on July 22-night at Embilipitiya in the adjoining Ratnapura district.
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July - 23 
One militant was injured in clashes with the SFs in the Navathkulama area of the same district.
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One militant was injured in clashes with the SFs in the Navathkulama area of the same district.
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July - 23 
One soldier was killed during clashes in the areas east of Pampeddi in the Mannar district.
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One soldier was killed during clashes in the areas east of Pampeddi in the Mannar district.
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July - 23 
Police also arrested a suspected female LTTE suicide bomber in the Horana area of the same district on July 23-moring, Colombo Page reported. The 34-year-old suspect, a resident of Kilinochchi, was arrested in the vicinity of a garment factory at Moo
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Police also arrested a suspected female LTTE suicide bomber in the Horana area of the same district on July 23-moring, Colombo Page reported. The 34-year-old suspect, a resident of Kilinochchi, was arrested in the vicinity of a garment factory at Moonagama.
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July - 23 
The troops clashed with the LTTE militants in the areas north of Janakapura and north of Kiriibbanwewa in Vavuniya district and killed seven of them and injured 22 others. Two T-56 weapons, 59 rounds of ammunition and one hand grenade were recovered
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The troops clashed with the LTTE militants in the areas north of Janakapura and north of Kiriibbanwewa in Vavuniya district and killed seven of them and injured 22 others. Two T-56 weapons, 59 rounds of ammunition and one hand grenade were recovered by the troops from the area north of Janakapura.
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July - 23 
The troops neutralised one LTTE bunker in the Muhamalai area of Jaffna district and killed two militants. Two soldiers were injured in an APM explosion in the same area.
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The troops neutralised one LTTE bunker in the Muhamalai area of Jaffna district and killed two militants. Two soldiers were injured in an APM explosion in the same area.
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July - 23 
Two soldiers sustained injuries in LTTE-triggered APM explosions and mortar fire in the Palamoddai and Mundipurippu areas of the Vavuniya district.
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Two soldiers sustained injuries in LTTE-triggered APM explosions and mortar fire in the Palamoddai and Mundipurippu areas of the Vavuniya district.
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July - 24 
According to New Indian Express, a donation slip book bearing a Killinochi address in Sri Lanka, camera, video cassettes, INR 25000 in cash and two film rolls kept inside a bag was seized by the Police in Thoothukudi on July 24. The bag was found aba
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According to New Indian Express, a donation slip book bearing a Killinochi address in Sri Lanka, camera, video cassettes, INR 25000 in cash and two film rolls kept inside a bag was seized by the Police in Thoothukudi on July 24. The bag was found abandoned near the Thoondigai Vinayagar Temple in Tiruchendur. Police suspect that the bag could have been left at the spot either by some Sri Lankan tourist or supporters of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
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July - 24 
An improvised explosive device was recovered from a forest at Jamirlong under Sidhai police station in the West Tripura district on July 24-night, reports Tripurainfo.
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An improvised explosive device was recovered from a forest at Jamirlong under Sidhai police station in the West Tripura district on July 24-night, reports Tripurainfo.
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July - 24 
Five people of the same family, including four children, were killed and 18 persons were injured when militants lobbed a grenade at the crowded Batmaloo bus stand in the capital Srinagar on July 24-afternoon. According to The Hindu, the victims belon
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Five people of the same family, including four children, were killed and 18 persons were injured when militants lobbed a grenade at the crowded Batmaloo bus stand in the capital Srinagar on July 24-afternoon. According to The Hindu, the victims belonged to a family of migrant labourers boarding a bus for Jammu for onward journey to their native places. The deceased were identified as 12-year-old Khushboo and her three brothers Adil (4), Qayoom (5), and Ajoob (8), all children of Mohammad Afroze of Bihar. The mother Rubina was also killed. Officials at Police Control Room Srinagar said that many of the injured persons were Amarnath pilgrims who had just returned from Sonmarg and were looking for a bus which would carry them to Jammu, Daily Excelsior reported. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
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July - 24 
In the Doda district, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants shot dead four members of the family of a surrendered militant. The Senior Superintendent of Police, Raghubir Singh, said the militants intruded into the house of Ghulam Hassan Wani, the surrend
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In the Doda district, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants shot dead four members of the family of a surrendered militant. The Senior Superintendent of Police, Raghubir Singh, said the militants intruded into the house of Ghulam Hassan Wani, the surrendered militant, in Bari Marmat village, and opened indiscriminate firing on the inmates killing three persons on the spot and injuring two others. Among the dead were Ghulam Hassan Wani, his wife Azeema Begum, 13-year old daughter Ashiva Bano and nephew Tauseef. Wani surrendered in 2002 and was acting as an informer to the security forces. The militants pasted a poster outside the deceased’s house asking the locals not to bury the bodies of the dead and warned of dire consequences if anybody did. However, under police cover, the bodies were later buried by the locals.
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July - 24 
In the Thoubal district, one student, Hussain Ahamed, managed to escape from the confinement of a militant group on July 24-night. "I was going to the house of our school principal in the adjoining village at 7am yesterday. I was walking down a road
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In the Thoubal district, one student, Hussain Ahamed, managed to escape from the confinement of a militant group on July 24-night. "I was going to the house of our school principal in the adjoining village at 7am yesterday. I was walking down a road when four persons pulled me into a car. They took me to an unknown destination. From there I escaped and sought help from villagers at Khoingjom," Hussain told the police.
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July - 24 
One National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) cadre and his two associates surrendered at Killa under Udiapur sub-division in the South Tripura district on July 24. They deposited two locally made guns.
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One National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) cadre and his two associates surrendered at Killa under Udiapur sub-division in the South Tripura district on July 24. They deposited two locally made guns.
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July - 24 
One person, Hutovi Achumi, was shot dead by three unidentified militants in the Zunheboto district on July 24, reports Nagaland Post. Two empty cases of 9-mm pistol were recovered from the incident site.
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One person, Hutovi Achumi, was shot dead by three unidentified militants in the Zunheboto district on July 24, reports Nagaland Post. Two empty cases of 9-mm pistol were recovered from the incident site.
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July - 24 
One suspected militant was shot dead by the Imphal West district police commandos during an encounter at Lamdeng hills under Lamsang police station on July 24, according to Sangai Express. One 9-mm pistol and four live rounds were recovered from his
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One suspected militant was shot dead by the Imphal West district police commandos during an encounter at Lamdeng hills under Lamsang police station on July 24, according to Sangai Express. One 9-mm pistol and four live rounds were recovered from his possession.
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July - 24 
Two school dropouts, Konsam Sachi and Yumnam Super, were abducted by suspected militants in the Imphal West district on July 24-night, reports Telegraph.
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Two school dropouts, Konsam Sachi and Yumnam Super, were abducted by suspected militants in the Imphal West district on July 24-night, reports Telegraph.
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July - 24 
Violence was reported from Jammu city on July 24 even as an indefinite curfew was imposed in the city and surrounding areas. Defiance of curfew orders resulted in injuries to at least 35 persons including a large number of security force personnel, a
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Violence was reported from Jammu city on July 24 even as an indefinite curfew was imposed in the city and surrounding areas. Defiance of curfew orders resulted in injuries to at least 35 persons including a large number of security force personnel, according to The Hindu. The death of Kuldip Kumar, a 32-year-old protester on July 23 who was sitting on a hunger strike in support of the demand for restoration of land to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board was reportedly the prime instigation for a fresh round of violence. Leela Karan Sharma, the Chairman of Sangharsh Samiti - a conglomerate of political, social and religious outfits formed to demand land in favour of the Shrine Board - said, "We would not allow the martyrdom of Kuldip Kumar to go waste and will take this agitation to its logical conclusion. The agitation will continue till the time the land is given back to the Shrine Board."
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July - 24 
A bomb blast occurred outside the Nawab Nauroz Stadium in Mastung on July 24 but caused no casualties, Daily Times reported. According to Dawn News, the blast occurred at a time when Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani and six other cabine
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A bomb blast occurred outside the Nawab Nauroz Stadium in Mastung on July 24 but caused no casualties, Daily Times reported. According to Dawn News, the blast occurred at a time when Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani and six other cabinet ministers were watching a football match inside the stadium. Police officials confirmed that the chief minister and others remained unhurt and the blast damaged only a portion of a wall of the stadium.
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July - 24 
A grand jirga (a large congress), representing the Taliban, and Kohat’s regional coordination officer, who represented the authorities, signed a cease-fire agreement on July 24 and decided to resolve through talks all disputes arising out of the mili
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A grand jirga (a large congress), representing the Taliban, and Kohat’s regional coordination officer, who represented the authorities, signed a cease-fire agreement on July 24 and decided to resolve through talks all disputes arising out of the military operation in Hangu district, Dawn reported. The jirga held a meeting with Orakzai Agency’s political agent Kamran Zeb and informed him that Taliban would be allowed to stay in the tribal area on condition that they would stop meddling in the affairs of state and refrain from imposing their own laws and punishments. Member of National Assembly, Pir Haider Ali Shah, said concerns of both sides would be discussed at various levels from time to time and disputes would be resolved for restoration of normality in the region. "The first priority of the jirga will be to get hostages released from the custody of Taliban and to free their three high-profile comrades out of the seven arrested from Doaba," he said, adding that "the next step will be to ask the military to withdraw from the area if Taliban give assurance that they will not challenge the writ of the Government again".
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July - 24 
Armed supporters of Tehreek Islami Khyber, a new militant group, led by Gul Rehman Afridi raided the Landikotal headquarters hospital in Khyber Agency on July 24 and called for the immediate removal of the "corrupt" medical superintendent, Dr Zar Ala
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Armed supporters of Tehreek Islami Khyber, a new militant group, led by Gul Rehman Afridi raided the Landikotal headquarters hospital in Khyber Agency on July 24 and called for the immediate removal of the "corrupt" medical superintendent, Dr Zar Alam Shinwari.
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July - 24 
In another incident on the same day, unidentified militants attacked the Bajaur Levies check-post at Rarang, 30 kilometers from Khar, and abducted Levies officer Hayatullah.
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In another incident on the same day, unidentified militants attacked the Bajaur Levies check-post at Rarang, 30 kilometers from Khar, and abducted Levies officer Hayatullah.
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July - 24 
Police in Hyderabad arrested an activist of the proscribed Sunni group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) on July 24, Dawn reported. The accused, identified as Shakeel Burney, was allegedly involved in several bomb blasts in Karachi, the murder of two policemen
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Police in Hyderabad arrested an activist of the proscribed Sunni group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) on July 24, Dawn reported. The accused, identified as Shakeel Burney, was allegedly involved in several bomb blasts in Karachi, the murder of two policemen and two members of Shia community in Karachi.
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July - 24 
Two mortar shells fired from across the border in Afghanistan hit a house in the Bajaur Agency of the FATA on July 24 causing injuries to a tribesman. Bajaur Agency political administration officials told Daily Times that two mortar shells fired from
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Two mortar shells fired from across the border in Afghanistan hit a house in the Bajaur Agency of the FATA on July 24 causing injuries to a tribesman. Bajaur Agency political administration officials told Daily Times that two mortar shells fired from across the border at 1pm (PST) hit Islam Gul’s house in Charmang Hashim, 40 kilometers from Khar, the headquarters of Bajaur Agency.
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July - 24 
Leaders of the three parties – NC, Communist Party of Nepal-Unified-Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) and Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) – have termed as unjustified the three conditions advanced by the Maoists to lead the Government, according to Nepal Ne
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Leaders of the three parties – NC, Communist Party of Nepal-Unified-Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) and Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) – have termed as unjustified the three conditions advanced by the Maoists to lead the Government, according to Nepal News. "The new alliance was forged to take the peace process to logical end. There is no need to break that alliance. Besides, the party that wants to lead the Government should be fulfilling others' conditions," Ram Chandra Poudel, NC Vice President, told Kantipuronline. The CPN-UML leader Iswor Pokharel termed the conditions as "unnecessary" while the MJF coordinator Upendra Yadav said, "It is ridiculous that two days after they decided not to join Government, they have come up with conditions."
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July - 24 
Senior CPN-UML leader K.P Sharma Oli has said the alliance of NC, CPN-UML and MJF will remain intact, and hinted that the CPN-UML was going to stake its claim for Government's leadership if the three-party combine moved on to form the new Government,
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Senior CPN-UML leader K.P Sharma Oli has said the alliance of NC, CPN-UML and MJF will remain intact, and hinted that the CPN-UML was going to stake its claim for Government's leadership if the three-party combine moved on to form the new Government, reports Nepal News. "The three-party alliance will not break at any cost. All 25 parties should come together to write the new constitution. Our party is ready to take Government's leadership and is capable of doing so. Our general secretary should be made Prime Minister," Oli said. He also said that his party was ready to share some important portfolios with the Maoists if the latter agreed to join the Government under the CPN-UML. However, three is no possibility of an exclusive alliance between the CPN-UML and the Maoists, he declared.
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July - 24 
The CPN-Maoist on July 24 set three preconditions for it to lead the next Government, reports Kantipuronline. "Firstly, the so-called alliance of the three parties—NC, UML and MPRF—should not exist anymore, secondly, a common minimum programme should
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The CPN-Maoist on July 24 set three preconditions for it to lead the next Government, reports Kantipuronline. "Firstly, the so-called alliance of the three parties—NC, UML and MPRF—should not exist anymore, secondly, a common minimum programme should be prepared in which the topic of the Maoists’ commitment paper should be highlighted and lastly a political understanding should be made in that the parties will not play a game of forming and dissolving Government," the Maoist Chairman Prachanda said. He, however, said that they will remain as the opposition party if the alliance continues as proposed by the Nepali Congress (NC) leaders. Earlier, all the parties other than the NC floated the proposal that the Maoists should lead the soon-to-be formed Government, during a meeting of the 24 parties representing the Constituent Assembly. The parties opined that the new Government should be formed on the basis of consensus and also decided to reach a conclusion at the earliest after discussing the preconditions set forth by the Maoists.
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July - 24 
A ‘regional commander’ of the Red-Flag faction of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Red Flag), identified as Abdul Hakim alias Kalu, was killed during a shootout between extremists and the Police at Malsan village under Raninagar sub-district o
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A ‘regional commander’ of the Red-Flag faction of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Red Flag), identified as Abdul Hakim alias Kalu, was killed during a shootout between extremists and the Police at Malsan village under Raninagar sub-district of the Naogaon district on July 24, according to Daily Star. Acting on a tip off, a police team raided an area beside Baragachha-Malsan road at around 3:00 am (BST) where Kalu and his accomplices were holding a meeting. In the ensuing exchange of fire, Kalu, wanted in a number of criminal cases, was killed while his associates managed to escape. Police later recovered a pistol and nine bullets from the incident site.
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July - 24 
The wife of a lone witness to the August 17, 2005 serial bomb blasts in Satkhira was found dead at Bakal check post under Sadar sub-district on July 24-night, Daily Star reported. The body of Hajera Bibi, wife of Raushan Ali of Bakal Islampur village
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The wife of a lone witness to the August 17, 2005 serial bomb blasts in Satkhira was found dead at Bakal check post under Sadar sub-district on July 24-night, Daily Star reported. The body of Hajera Bibi, wife of Raushan Ali of Bakal Islampur village, was found hanging from a tree. Hajera went missing on July 24-afternoon. Raushan, who witnessed the August 17 bomb blasts, alleged that the outlawed Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants strangled his wife and hanged the body from the tree. Local sources said one JMB militant, Nasiruddin, neighbour of Raushan, was arrested as per information given by him following the serial blasts. Thereafter JMB militants have been threatening his family members.
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July - 24 
A civilian who was shot at and injured by an unidentified assailant succumbed to his injuries later.
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A civilian who was shot at and injured by an unidentified assailant succumbed to his injuries later.
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July - 24 
A vertical dam is being constructed around what is thought to be LTTE chief’s Velupillai Prabhakaran’s bunker in Wanni in order to construct a deep underground railway tunnel, as an escape plan in the event the SFs capture Kilinochchi, intelligence s
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A vertical dam is being constructed around what is thought to be LTTE chief’s Velupillai Prabhakaran’s bunker in Wanni in order to construct a deep underground railway tunnel, as an escape plan in the event the SFs capture Kilinochchi, intelligence sources told Daily Mirror.
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July - 24 
An LTTE camp was shelled by the SLAF jets in the area, about 2.5-km east of Thunukkai in the Mannar district.
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An LTTE camp was shelled by the SLAF jets in the area, about 2.5-km east of Thunukkai in the Mannar district.
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July - 24 
Colombo Page reports that the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) fast boats attacked a fleet of 10 LTTE boats in the coastal waters off Chilawatta, two nautical miles south of Mullaitivu. SLN sources said that three LTTE boats were destroyed in the incident.
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Colombo Page reports that the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) fast boats attacked a fleet of 10 LTTE boats in the coastal waters off Chilawatta, two nautical miles south of Mullaitivu. SLN sources said that three LTTE boats were destroyed in the incident.
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July - 24 
Four soldiers sustained injuries in LTTE-laid anti-personnel mine explosions in the Janakapura, Kiriibbanwewa, Karawaddivembu, Mannar and Puthukulam areas.
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Four soldiers sustained injuries in LTTE-laid anti-personnel mine explosions in the Janakapura, Kiriibbanwewa, Karawaddivembu, Mannar and Puthukulam areas.
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July - 24 
Information and Media Minister Anura Priyadharshana Yapa said on July 24 there is no truth in allegations that the Government has stopped air raids on the LTTE facilities, reports Daily News. Further, the Minister of Enterprise Development and Invest
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Information and Media Minister Anura Priyadharshana Yapa said on July 24 there is no truth in allegations that the Government has stopped air raids on the LTTE facilities, reports Daily News. Further, the Minister of Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion, Sarath Amunugama, reiterated in Parliament that the Government has no intention of coming to a truce with the LTTE, adds Colombo Page.
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July - 24 
Police recovered the dead body of a girl at Pulanchimunai in the Batticaloa district. Similarly, another dead body was recovered by the Police from Koviladdy area. One more dead body was recovered from Kopay in the Jaffna district.
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Police recovered the dead body of a girl at Pulanchimunai in the Batticaloa district. Similarly, another dead body was recovered by the Police from Koviladdy area. One more dead body was recovered from Kopay in the Jaffna district.
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July - 24 
The SFs attacked an LTTE bunker in the Kilaly area of Jaffna district and killed three militants.
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The SFs attacked an LTTE bunker in the Kilaly area of Jaffna district and killed three militants.
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July - 24 
The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) fighter jets neutralised an LTTE Recruit Training Camp, about four-km north of Mudyankattu tank in the north of Oddusudan in Mullaitivu district.
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The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) fighter jets neutralised an LTTE Recruit Training Camp, about four-km north of Mudyankattu tank in the north of Oddusudan in Mullaitivu district.
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July - 24 
The troops advancing towards the Mullaitivu district captured the Vavunikkulam tank killing at least 25 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants while injuring several others on July 24-morning, Daily News reported. The Vavunikkulam area is
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The troops advancing towards the Mullaitivu district captured the Vavunikkulam tank killing at least 25 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants while injuring several others on July 24-morning, Daily News reported. The Vavunikkulam area is located three-km south of Mallavi Town in the Mullaitivu district. Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said, "A fierce fight erupted when troops launched an attack towards the LTTE defence lines early in the morning. Troops confronting the Tigers’ resistance advanced towards the LTTE front lines and captured the Vavunikkulam Tank." The security forces (SFs) also recovered seven dead bodies of the militants along with a 120-mm weapon (artillery mortar), two 81-mm mortars, forty-eight 120-mm rounds, seventy-four 81mm ammunition rounds, four ICOM sets, two motorbikes, one T-81 weapon, five T-56 weapons, one binocular, two tractors and many other explosive devices, adds Sri Lanka Army (SLA).
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July - 25 
An All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) militant was killed in an encounter with police at Gandabasti in West Tripura district on July 25, reports PTI.
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An All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) militant was killed in an encounter with police at Gandabasti in West Tripura district on July 25, reports PTI.
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July - 25 
At Keibi in the Imphal East district, people captured four abductors and rescued a boy on July 25- evening. The police later arrested the abductors.
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At Keibi in the Imphal East district, people captured four abductors and rescued a boy on July 25- evening. The police later arrested the abductors.
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July - 25 
Elsewhere in the district, police foiled an attempt by four unidentified militants to abduct five school going girls at Lilong Chingjao.
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Elsewhere in the district, police foiled an attempt by four unidentified militants to abduct five school going girls at Lilong Chingjao.
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July - 25 
Militants hurled a grenade on a centre of the 177 Battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force personnel stationed in the State Bank of India complex in Sopore on July 25-night, Tribune reported. However, no casualty was reported as the grenade expl
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Militants hurled a grenade on a centre of the 177 Battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force personnel stationed in the State Bank of India complex in Sopore on July 25-night, Tribune reported. However, no casualty was reported as the grenade exploded on the roadside.
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July - 25 
On July 25, the employees of All India Radio station at Imphal protested against extortion demands by the militants. They said the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) had demanded 10 per cent of the annual budget for the
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On July 25, the employees of All India Radio station at Imphal protested against extortion demands by the militants. They said the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) had demanded 10 per cent of the annual budget for the station and two per cent each from the salaries of the employees as ransoms.
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July - 25 
One trader, Pankaj Kumar Bezbaruah of Tihu area in Nalbari district, who was abducted by three United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants on July 3-evening, was released on July 25-evening, according to Assam Tribune.
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One trader, Pankaj Kumar Bezbaruah of Tihu area in Nalbari district, who was abducted by three United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants on July 3-evening, was released on July 25-evening, according to Assam Tribune.
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July - 25 
One woman was killed and seven persons injured in a series of eight low intensity blasts on July 25 in Bangalore, capital of Karnataka, The Hindu reports. The explosions were reported within 45 minutes from 1.15 pm (IST). The first explosion occurred
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One woman was killed and seven persons injured in a series of eight low intensity blasts on July 25 in Bangalore, capital of Karnataka, The Hindu reports. The explosions were reported within 45 minutes from 1.15 pm (IST). The first explosion occurred at a bus stop near the Madivala check post, off the busy Hosur Road, around 1.15 pm. Sudha Ravi, who was waiting for a bus with her husband, was killed on the spot, while two persons were injured. Two more explosives went off in the adjoining Adugodi area, injuring three persons. Similar low-intensity explosions were reported from three places on Mysore Road and at two spots in the heart of the city — near the Mallya Hospital and near the Rashtriya Military School on the Langford Road. At Adugodi, the explosives were planted behind a telephone junction box near a commercial complex under construction and another near a storm water drain. On Mysore Road, the explosives were placed under a power supply transformer near a mall; one near a storm water drain; and the third near a car showroom next to the Regional Transport Office. According to police sources, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) fitted to timer devices were used in all the explosions. Preliminary investigations revealed that ammonium nitrate, bolts and nuts and cement chips were packed into the devices. Sources in the National Bomb Data Centre told The Hindu that the IEDs were almost identical to the ones used in the explosions at the Mecca Masjid, Gokul Chats and the Lumbini Park in Hyderabad, and in the court blasts in Lucknow and Hubli. Though the police have not ruled out the involvement of terrorist groups, Bangalore Police Commissioner Shankar M. Bidari told journalists that "miscreants" had triggered the blasts to "disrupt the peace" in the city. Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, after an emergency Cabinet meeting, announced that no "hard core terrorist group" was involved in the blasts which, he claimed, were carried out to "malign" the Government.
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July - 25 
The heads of police of the southern States, who met in Chennai on July 25 to discuss measures to curb the spread of the Maoist movement and a host of other crimes, decided to step up their co-ordination at various levels with periodic meetings, The H
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The heads of police of the southern States, who met in Chennai on July 25 to discuss measures to curb the spread of the Maoist movement and a host of other crimes, decided to step up their co-ordination at various levels with periodic meetings, The Hindu reported. As a first step, Superintendents of Police of the border districts of all these States would meet once in three months and share information on the Maoist movement, cyber crime, narcotics trafficking and inter-state criminal activities. The Director General of Police (DGP) of the concerned States would meet once a year and heads of crime branch and Criminal Investigation Department of the southern States would meet once in six months, an official press release said. Discussions at the one-day meeting of the DGPs reportedly revolved around making use of modern technology for police, tackling cyber crime, counterfeit currency, trafficking in women and children, left-wing extremism and idol thefts. The DGPs of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Puducherry participated in the meeting.
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July - 25 
The Nalbari district All Assam Students Union secretary, Salim Malik, was arrested in this connection.
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The Nalbari district All Assam Students Union secretary, Salim Malik, was arrested in this connection.
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July - 25 
The Orissa Government has decided to recruit 2,000 Special Police Force personnel to combat the Maoist insurgency, Odisha Today reported. A decision in this regard was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in Bhubanes
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The Orissa Government has decided to recruit 2,000 Special Police Force personnel to combat the Maoist insurgency, Odisha Today reported. A decision in this regard was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in Bhubaneswar, which was attended by Chief Secretary Ajit Kumar Tripathy, Home Secretary T. K. Mishra, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, Bijoy Kumar Patnaik, and the Director General of Police Gopal Chandra Nanda. The Government has further decided to appoint 1,500 retired defence personnel in the various posts that were lying vacant. Besides, it was also decided that more than 5,000 Constables and other staff would be appointed by way of conducting special recruitment drives.
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July - 25 
The Union Minister of State for Home, Sriprakash Jaiswal, said in New Delhi that the Centre had forewarned the Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh Governments that terrorists could target Bangalore and Hyderabad. "The Intelligence Bureau had received inputs
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The Union Minister of State for Home, Sriprakash Jaiswal, said in New Delhi that the Centre had forewarned the Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh Governments that terrorists could target Bangalore and Hyderabad. "The Intelligence Bureau had received inputs that terrorists could target the cyber cities of Hyderabad and Bangalore. Both the state Governments were told to be on high alert," he said.
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July - 25 
Three more boys were reportedly missing from the Moidangpok area under Patsoi police station in the same district.
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Three more boys were reportedly missing from the Moidangpok area under Patsoi police station in the same district.
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July - 25 
A Balochistan Frontier Constabulary (FC) vehicle was damaged when a remote-controlled bomb planted on the roadside exploded in the Khuzdar town on July 25, according to Daily Times. However, no casualty was reported. FC troops subsequently conducted
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A Balochistan Frontier Constabulary (FC) vehicle was damaged when a remote-controlled bomb planted on the roadside exploded in the Khuzdar town on July 25, according to Daily Times. However, no casualty was reported. FC troops subsequently conducted a search operation in the area and detained 15 suspects for interrogation.
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July - 25 
As the peace accord between the NWFP Government and the Taliban in Swat district has virtually become ineffective, violence in the Swat Valley is gradually increasing, The News reported. On July 25, suspected militants bombed a government girls’ high
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As the peace accord between the NWFP Government and the Taliban in Swat district has virtually become ineffective, violence in the Swat Valley is gradually increasing, The News reported. On July 25, suspected militants bombed a government girls’ high school in the Tutano Banda area of Kabal division, a cloth market in Charbagh and a barbershop in Golibagh. However, no loss of life was reported in these incidents. The eight-room building of the girls’ high school completely caved in after the blast. With it, the total number of destroyed schools in the Swat valley has reached 60. According to officials, 62 girls’ schools have been closed due to the refusal of female teaching staff and students to attend school on account of the precarious security situation in the valley while another 10 have been occupied by the troops. Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan said his group was not behind the blast and laid blame on a ‘third party’. He said that local Taliban were not against girls’ education although they opposed the system of women’s education in Pakistan.
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July - 25 
Pakistan needs to do more to help curb the flow of militants across its border into Afghanistan as the Taliban had increased their terrorist activities, United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on July 25, Daily Times reported. "What we
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Pakistan needs to do more to help curb the flow of militants across its border into Afghanistan as the Taliban had increased their terrorist activities, United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on July 25, Daily Times reported. "What we need to do is to look hard at how the Taliban is regrouping, why the Taliban is fighting in the way that they are now… everybody needs to do more, but Pakistan does need to do more," Rice told a news conference in Perth in Australia. She also said, "We understand that the northwest frontier area is difficult, but militants cannot be allowed to organise there and plan there and engage across the border."
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July - 25 
Taliban militants took control on July 25 of three security posts abandoned by the paramilitary forces along the Afghan border in the Bajaur Agency of the FATA, Dawn reported. Sources said that the Bajaur Scouts had vacated the posts in Kaga Pass, Da
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Taliban militants took control on July 25 of three security posts abandoned by the paramilitary forces along the Afghan border in the Bajaur Agency of the FATA, Dawn reported. Sources said that the Bajaur Scouts had vacated the posts in Kaga Pass, Da Mangi Pass and Laiti in the Mammond division. An unnamed official said that the posts were located in areas which had no strategic importance and that logistically it was difficult to maintain these posts. Paramilitary soldiers moved out of the area and the Taliban immediately took over the posts and reportedly deployed their men.
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July - 25 
The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) on July 25 claimed responsibility for a bomb blast at a football stadium in Mastung on July 24. BLA spokesman Bibarg Baloch told Daily Times that the blast was meant to "request" Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab
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The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) on July 25 claimed responsibility for a bomb blast at a football stadium in Mastung on July 24. BLA spokesman Bibarg Baloch told Daily Times that the blast was meant to "request" Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani, who was watching a football match, to review his performance. The bomb blast occurred outside the Noroz Khan Football Stadium in Mastung district, creating panic and damaging the boundary wall of the stadium. No one was, however, hurt in the blast. The BLA spokesman said that the bomb was deliberately planted outside the stadium, since it was not meant to attack the chief minister but to warn him. He said, "The purpose of the blast was to request Raisani not to side with the Pakistani establishment. While he is serving as the chief minister of the province, a new phase of military operation has been launched in Balochistan."
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July - 25 
The security forces arrested 10 suspected militants during a search operation in the Sherpalam area of Kabal.
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The security forces arrested 10 suspected militants during a search operation in the Sherpalam area of Kabal.
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July - 25 
The Taliban on July 25 freed eight Government employees in the Orakzai Agency as a "goodwill gesture" in response to the Government’s move to halt the military operation in Hangu district, according to Dawn. However, the Taliban claimed that 19 Gover
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The Taliban on July 25 freed eight Government employees in the Orakzai Agency as a "goodwill gesture" in response to the Government’s move to halt the military operation in Hangu district, according to Dawn. However, the Taliban claimed that 19 Government employees were still in their custody.
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July - 25 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) said it will not launch operation against the NWFP Government after the expiry of the deadline that they had issued, Daily Times reported. TTP spokesman Maulvi Omar said they had decided to "sincerely review the b
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) said it will not launch operation against the NWFP Government after the expiry of the deadline that they had issued, Daily Times reported. TTP spokesman Maulvi Omar said they had decided to "sincerely review the behaviour of the NWFP Government". He said that the decision was taken during a session of the Taliban Shura (executive council) presided over by TTP chief Baitullah Mehsud.
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July - 25 
Up to 40 commanders of al Qaeda were arrested during military operations in Hangu and Bara, while 17 security force personnel had been killed, Adviser to Prime Minister on Interior Affairs, Rehman Malik, said on July 25, Daily Times reported. He said
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Up to 40 commanders of al Qaeda were arrested during military operations in Hangu and Bara, while 17 security force personnel had been killed, Adviser to Prime Minister on Interior Affairs, Rehman Malik, said on July 25, Daily Times reported. He said that suicide attacks had come to "zero level" in the Punjab and Sindh provinces, adding that such attacks were down by 80 percent in the NWFP. The adviser said the operation in the Hangu district had been carried out successfully and desired objectives had been achieved with the minimum use of force. Rehman said the Government had employed the "three-Ds" (dialogue, development and deterrence) and "three-Ps" (prevent, protect and pursue) policy to contain terrorism in the country. He also said the Government would prefer negotiations to sort out problems in the FATA, but warned that stern action would be taken if the peace deals between the NWFP Government and the tribal militants failed.
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July - 25 
A senior leader of the Terai Madhesh Democratic Party, Hridayesh Tripathi, has said that the first basis to be considered while determining the federal structure of Nepal should be geography. In an interview with Nepal News, he said cultural and ethn
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A senior leader of the Terai Madhesh Democratic Party, Hridayesh Tripathi, has said that the first basis to be considered while determining the federal structure of Nepal should be geography. In an interview with Nepal News, he said cultural and ethnic factors should also be considered after the geographical area is fixed for a federal unit. He said that there should be a consensus on the geographical division of a single Madhesh province first after which political division of different provinces can be considered. However, he reiterated his party's intention that they wanted a single Madhesh both geographically and politically.
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The Tharu Kalyankarini Sabha has announced fresh protest programmes against the ‘Madhes-isation’ of the whole Terai districts. In a statement issued on July 25, the group said the Constituent Assembly (CA) building – International Convention Center -
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The Tharu Kalyankarini Sabha has announced fresh protest programmes against the ‘Madhes-isation’ of the whole Terai districts. In a statement issued on July 25, the group said the Constituent Assembly (CA) building – International Convention Center - would be picketed on July 26 (today), after a rally. Tharu groups have been protesting since last few weeks against the one Madhesh province idea as demanded by some political parties based in Terai.
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July - 25 
At least 13 LTTE militants were killed and more than 42 others injured during separate encounters with the troops in the Pandiyankulam, Navakkulam, Navvi, north of Janakapura and Kiriibbanwewa areas in the Vavuniya district on July 24. Three soldiers
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At least 13 LTTE militants were killed and more than 42 others injured during separate encounters with the troops in the Pandiyankulam, Navakkulam, Navvi, north of Janakapura and Kiriibbanwewa areas in the Vavuniya district on July 24. Three soldiers were killed while 13 others sustained injuries during these encounters.
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July - 25 
At least 16 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed and 10 others injured during separate clashes with the troops in the Pandiyankalli, north of Oddankulam, Palamoddai and Navvi areas of Vavuniya district on July 25, reports Sri
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At least 16 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed and 10 others injured during separate clashes with the troops in the Pandiyankalli, north of Oddankulam, Palamoddai and Navvi areas of Vavuniya district on July 25, reports Sri Lanka Army. Eight soldiers were also reported killed while 10 others received injured during these confrontations. Troops alter recovered the dead body one militant along with T-56 assault rifle and five ration packets.
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July - 25 
SFs in the Ariyamankerni area of Batticaloa district unearthed a five-kg heavy claymore mine.
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SFs in the Ariyamankerni area of Batticaloa district unearthed a five-kg heavy claymore mine.
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July - 25 
The Government is firmly committed to a political solution, while it is convinced that military action is necessary to implement an equitable political solution, the Export Development and International Trade Minister Professor G.L. Peiris said on Ju
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The Government is firmly committed to a political solution, while it is convinced that military action is necessary to implement an equitable political solution, the Export Development and International Trade Minister Professor G.L. Peiris said on July 25, according to Daily News. The challenge is to strike the right balance between the political and military elements in an overall strategy, the Minister added.
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July - 25 
The Sri Lanka Air Force fighter jets neutralised an LTTE mortar point near Thunukkai in the Mannar district on July 25.
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The Sri Lanka Air Force fighter jets neutralised an LTTE mortar point near Thunukkai in the Mannar district on July 25.
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July - 25 
The troops on July 25 repulsed a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) counter-attack on the Vavunikkulam tank bund south of Malawi in the Mullaitivu district which the security forces (SFs) had captured a day earlier, reports Daily News. "So far t
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The troops on July 25 repulsed a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) counter-attack on the Vavunikkulam tank bund south of Malawi in the Mullaitivu district which the security forces (SFs) had captured a day earlier, reports Daily News. "So far the troops have collected 36 Tiger bodies in the Vavunikkulam area killing more than 55 of them during the battle to capture Vavunikkulam tank bund and the subsequent attack to repulse the counter attack by the LTTE to regain control of the area," Brigadier Nanayakkara said. Eight senior LTTE cadres, identified as ‘Lieutenant Colonel’ Pallavan, ‘Major’ Ambumani, Selvakannan, Sellappu, Muhi, Illambu, Sudar and Jenathan, who were at the commanding level of the 'Charles Anthony' brigade in Mannar sector were among the slain militants, adds Sri Lanka Army reports. As reported earlier, 25 militants were killed when the troops captured Vavunikkulam tank on July 24.
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July - 25 
The visiting European Parliament delegation leader Robert Evans said that the LTTE should disarm and come to the negotiations table for a peaceful solution as terrorism has no place or legacy anywhere in the world. Addressing the media in Colombo, Ev
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The visiting European Parliament delegation leader Robert Evans said that the LTTE should disarm and come to the negotiations table for a peaceful solution as terrorism has no place or legacy anywhere in the world. Addressing the media in Colombo, Evans said the LTTE should agree to a long-term truce.
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July - 25 
Three soldiers were injured in LTTE-triggered anti-personnel mines (APM) explosions and mortar fire in the Muhamalai area of Jaffna district and Pampeddi area in Mannar district.
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Three soldiers were injured in LTTE-triggered anti-personnel mines (APM) explosions and mortar fire in the Muhamalai area of Jaffna district and Pampeddi area in Mannar district.
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July - 25 
Troops neutralised 15 LTTE bunkers in the areas north of Kiriibbanwewa in Vavuniya district and captured 3200 rounds of T-56 ammunition, 338 APMs, one radio set, one helmet, one boot pair, four LTTE uniforms, four torches and several other items.
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Troops neutralised 15 LTTE bunkers in the areas north of Kiriibbanwewa in Vavuniya district and captured 3200 rounds of T-56 ammunition, 338 APMs, one radio set, one helmet, one boot pair, four LTTE uniforms, four torches and several other items.
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July - 26 
40 people were killed and more than 100 others injured when serial blasts struck different parts of Ahmedabad, the Capital city of Gujarat on July 26-evening, reports The Hindu. Unconfirmed reports said the worst attack occurred near the trauma centr
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40 people were killed and more than 100 others injured when serial blasts struck different parts of Ahmedabad, the Capital city of Gujarat on July 26-evening, reports The Hindu. Unconfirmed reports said the worst attack occurred near the trauma centre of the government civil hospital, where at least 25 people, including two doctors, were killed. Some eyewitness accounts claimed that it was a “human bomb” attack. The body was said to have been shattered but the incident was not confirmed by the Police, who put the casualties in the hospital attack at six. The police reports indicated that there were 17 blasts in 10 different areas and all, except the minority-dominated Sarkhej and Juhapura, were in the labour-dominated eastern parts of the old city. Most of the blasts occurred in crowded and congested points like traffic circles, near a Hanuman temple where a large number of devotees turn out on Saturdays or near bus stops. The first blast was reported from the Hatkeshwar locality in the Maninagar area at 6.38 pm (IST). Thereafter bombs went off at 7 other places - Bapunagar, Narol, Ishanpur, Saraspur, Sarangpur, Raipur, Sarkhej, Juhaapura - all within the next five to seven minutes. About 40 minutes after the first round of blasts, bombs went off near the trauma centre of the civil hospital and the main portico of the L.G. General Hospital in Maninagar, even as the injured were being rushed to the hospitals. About an hour later, three more blasts were reported from Maninagar and surrounding areas. The bombs were planted on old cycles apparently to avoid being identified. The preliminary reports from the sites indicated those gelatine rods in Tiffin boxes or in cloth bags with timers and tied to cycles were left behind in crowded areas, possibly minutes before the blasts. A couple of vegetable vendors, admitted to hospital with injuries, claimed to have seen a person leaving behind a cycle before the blast.
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July - 26 
According to Assam Tribune, six persons were abducted by unidentified militants from Zedua area in the Tirap district on July 26-night.
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According to Assam Tribune, six persons were abducted by unidentified militants from Zedua area in the Tirap district on July 26-night.
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July - 26 
In a 14-page manifesto e-mailed to the media minutes before the serial bombings, an organisation calling itself the “Indian Mujahideen (IM)” claimed responsibility for the Ahmedabad attacks. Titled “The Rise of Jihad”, the manifesto says the bombings
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In a 14-page manifesto e-mailed to the media minutes before the serial bombings, an organisation calling itself the “Indian Mujahideen (IM)” claimed responsibility for the Ahmedabad attacks. Titled “The Rise of Jihad”, the manifesto says the bombings were carried out to avenge the 2002 anti-Muslim violence in Gujarat. “In the light of the injustice and wrongs on the Muslims of Gujarat,” it says, “we advance our jihad and call all our brethren under it to unite and answer these irresolute kafireen [infidels] of India.” It warned of future attacks, complaining that the police “disturbed us by arresting, imprisoning, and torturing our brothers in the name of SIMI [Students Islamic Movement of India].” In a similar document sent minutes before serial bomb strikes in Jaipur (Rajasthan) in May, 2008, the IM had said such bombings were intended “to clearly give our message to Kuffar-e-Hind [the infidels of India] that if Islam and Muslims in this country are not safe then the light of your safety will also go off very soon.” Near-identical language had been earlier used by the IM in a document e-mailed to television stations minutes before the bombing of three trial-court buildings in Uttar Pradesh in November 2007. In its e-mail, the IM said it was retaliating against “wounds given by the idol worshipers of India.” Investigators believe the IM is a loose coalition of elements from the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami (HuJI).
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July - 26 
In another incident, a school boy, identified as Bineet Ale Nepali, managed to escape from the abductors at Motbung area in the Imphal West district on July 26-evening. Meanwhile, another boy, Angom Indrajit alias Naocha, was assaulted by ten masked
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In another incident, a school boy, identified as Bineet Ale Nepali, managed to escape from the abductors at Motbung area in the Imphal West district on July 26-evening. Meanwhile, another boy, Angom Indrajit alias Naocha, was assaulted by ten masked militants who were trying to abduct him from his residence at Yaingangpokpi on July 27. At least 45 cases of abductions by suspected militants or armed gunmen including 21 missing reports of children below the age of 18 years were reported at the different police stations in Manipur during the past around six and half months since the beginning of 2008, according to Imphal Free Press.
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July - 26 
In yet another incident of cease-fire violation, Pakistani troops fired heavily at an Indian forward post in the Krishna Ghati area of Poonch district on July 26. A Defence spokesman said that some unidentified militants fired three rounds from a Roc
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In yet another incident of cease-fire violation, Pakistani troops fired heavily at an Indian forward post in the Krishna Ghati area of Poonch district on July 26. A Defence spokesman said that some unidentified militants fired three rounds from a Rocket Propelled Gun on the Indian post in Nangi Tekri area of Krishna Ghati sub-sector. Immediately after this, there was heavy firing by Pakistani troops from a nearby post, across the Line of Control (LoC). The spokesman added that Indian troops exercised restraint and did not retaliate. This is sixth incident of cease-fire violation by Pakistani troops in the Poonch sector in the last one month.
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July - 26 
One trader, Sandeep, was killed by suspected militants in Dimapur July 26, reports Assam Tribune.
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One trader, Sandeep, was killed by suspected militants in Dimapur July 26, reports Assam Tribune.
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July - 26 
Tripura State Rifles personnel recovered explosives during a search operation in a forest near Sambhuharipara-Ambassa road in the Dhalai district on July 26, according to Telegraph. It was defused later.
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Tripura State Rifles personnel recovered explosives during a search operation in a forest near Sambhuharipara-Ambassa road in the Dhalai district on July 26, according to Telegraph. It was defused later.
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July - 26 
Two militants of the Manipur-based United National Liberation Front (UNLF) were arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from the outskirts of Silchar town on July 26, reports Telegraph.
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Two militants of the Manipur-based United National Liberation Front (UNLF) were arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from the outskirts of Silchar town on July 26, reports Telegraph.
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July - 26 
12 militants and three Frontier Constabulary (FC) men were killed in a clash near Loti Gas Field in Toba Nokhani in Dera Bugti on July 26, Aaj TV reported. FC Inspector General Maj Gen Saleem Nawaz told the channel that the militants fired long-range
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12 militants and three Frontier Constabulary (FC) men were killed in a clash near Loti Gas Field in Toba Nokhani in Dera Bugti on July 26, Aaj TV reported. FC Inspector General Maj Gen Saleem Nawaz told the channel that the militants fired long-range weapons on the FC troops deployed in Toba Nokhani. The troops returned fire killing 12 militants. He said that three FC men were also injured in the clash who later succumbed to their injures.
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July - 26 
A police constable, Khalid Mehmood, was gunned down by unidentified assailants on Quetta’s Masjid Road. A spokesman for the Balochistan Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the attack. The group also claimed responsibility for the killing
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A police constable, Khalid Mehmood, was gunned down by unidentified assailants on Quetta’s Masjid Road. A spokesman for the Balochistan Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the attack. The group also claimed responsibility for the killing of four security officials in an attack on a security officials’ camp in Kohlu Kahan.
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July - 26 
An electricity tower was blown up in Zahri town on July 26. The explosion suspended electricity supply to the town and its peripheries
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An electricity tower was blown up in Zahri town on July 26. The explosion suspended electricity supply to the town and its peripheries
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July - 26 
Eight tribes of Hangu district on July 26 decided not to provide shelter to the Taliban or any other militant outfit and to co-operate with the Government, Daily Times reported. According to BBC Urdu, the decision was made at a jirga (council) held a
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Eight tribes of Hangu district on July 26 decided not to provide shelter to the Taliban or any other militant outfit and to co-operate with the Government, Daily Times reported. According to BBC Urdu, the decision was made at a jirga (council) held at the office of the Hangu district co-ordination officer and attended by representatives from numerous tribes.
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July - 26 
One security official, identified as Raheemullah, was killed and another, Fayyaz Ahmed, injured when their vehicle was blown up in a remote-controlled explosion in the Pirkoh area of Dera Bugti on the same day.
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One security official, identified as Raheemullah, was killed and another, Fayyaz Ahmed, injured when their vehicle was blown up in a remote-controlled explosion in the Pirkoh area of Dera Bugti on the same day.
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July - 26 
PM Gilani, who is on his first official visit to the United States, said that Pakistan is fighting al Qaeda and the Taliban in its own. “Extremism and terrorism are our own problems. This is our own fight. My priority is to maintain law and order in
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PM Gilani, who is on his first official visit to the United States, said that Pakistan is fighting al Qaeda and the Taliban in its own. “Extremism and terrorism are our own problems. This is our own fight. My priority is to maintain law and order in the country ... and that’s why it is in our own interest that extremism and terrorism is contained,” he said. Further, the President Pervez Musharraf has said that Pakistan is committed to fight the war on terror and it is in Pakistan’s interest to root out extremism, according to a Foreign Ministry press release issued on July 26.
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July - 26 
The government on July 26 placed the country’s external intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), and the Intelligence Bureau (IB), under civilian control, according to Daily Times. According to a memorandum issued by the Cabinet Di
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The government on July 26 placed the country’s external intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), and the Intelligence Bureau (IB), under civilian control, according to Daily Times. According to a memorandum issued by the Cabinet Division under Rule 3(3) of the Rules of Business, 1973, Prime Minister (PM) Yousuf Raza Gilani has approved conferring control of the two agencies’ administrative, financial and operational functions to the Interior Division with immediate effect. The Interior Ministry had formally asked the PM, shortly after he took oath of office, to place the IB under its purview. A summary had been subsequently dispatched to the premier requesting the transfer of the IB’s administrative control from the PM’s Secretariat to the ministry. In light of the new orders, the Interior Ministry would appoint and transfer all IB officials except its chief, whose appointment would continue to be the prime minister’s prerogative. The summary’s approval also gives the ministry access to all IB intelligence reports forwarded to the premier. According to sources privy to the development, the step has been taken to create harmony and improve co-ordination between civilian authorities and intelligence agencies. They said that improved co-ordination and input from civilian authorities was needed to implement the decisions made by higher authorities in light of the challenges posed by the war against terrorism to the Pakistan government.
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July - 26 
An unidentified armed group abducted the Bastipur Village Development Committee (VDC) secretary, Manoj Karki, from his residence at Gobindapur in the Siraha district on July 26-night, Nepal News reported.
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An unidentified armed group abducted the Bastipur Village Development Committee (VDC) secretary, Manoj Karki, from his residence at Gobindapur in the Siraha district on July 26-night, Nepal News reported.
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July - 26 
The CPN-Maoist chairman Prachanda has warned that his party would launch nationwide agitation if Girija Prasad Koirala becomes the Prime Minister (PM), again, according to Nepal News. Speaking at a programme organised by Muslim Mukti Morcha in the ca
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The CPN-Maoist chairman Prachanda has warned that his party would launch nationwide agitation if Girija Prasad Koirala becomes the Prime Minister (PM), again, according to Nepal News. Speaking at a programme organised by Muslim Mukti Morcha in the capital Kathmandu on July 26, Prachanda claimed ‘foreign forces’ were plotting to make Koirala PM again. “Domestic and foreign forces are conspiring to make Koirala prime minister. If that happens, that will be against the people’s mandate. We will bring people in the streets against such move,” said Prachanda, without elaborating who he meant by such forces. He added that his party can easily topple what he called ‘petty Kings’ in reference to Koirala. Prachanda also ruled out any possibility of Maoists returning to jungle. “Petty Kings are making every effort to block Maoists from climbing to power. If this effort continues we will push the petty Kings into the jungle instead,” he said.
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July - 26 
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel arrested five members of the outlawed Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in Gopalganj on July 26-night. They were identified as Shahnoor Zaman of Satkhira district, Sheikh Wajed Ali of Narail district, Se
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The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel arrested five members of the outlawed Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in Gopalganj on July 26-night. They were identified as Shahnoor Zaman of Satkhira district, Sheikh Wajed Ali of Narail district, Selim Mollah of Bagherhat district, Jamir Mollah of the same district and Alamgir Hossain Sheikh of Gopalganj Sadar sub-district. The RAB personnel arrested them after conducting a drive at Bangabandhu College ground where they were attending an 'emergency meeting', police said.
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July - 26 
Eight more militants were killed and 10 others injured by the security forces (SFs) when clashes erupted between the two sides in the area north of Janakapura. One soldier was also injured in the confrontation.
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Eight more militants were killed and 10 others injured by the security forces (SFs) when clashes erupted between the two sides in the area north of Janakapura. One soldier was also injured in the confrontation.
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July - 26 
President Mahinda Rajapakse said on July 26 that the day on which the oppressed masses of Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu could enjoy the same freedom and the liberty enjoyed by the Eastern polity was not too far away, Daily News reported. Speaking at a p
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President Mahinda Rajapakse said on July 26 that the day on which the oppressed masses of Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu could enjoy the same freedom and the liberty enjoyed by the Eastern polity was not too far away, Daily News reported. Speaking at a public rally in Anuradhapura, he also rejected the cease-fire proclaimed unilaterally by the LTTE recently to mark the SAARC summit in Colombo.
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July - 26 
The SFs eliminated an LTTE cadre in the area ahead of the Muhamalai FDLs (Forward Defence Lines) in Jaffna district.
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The SFs eliminated an LTTE cadre in the area ahead of the Muhamalai FDLs (Forward Defence Lines) in Jaffna district.
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July - 26 
The troops killed six Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants during clashes in the Navathkulama and Navvi areas of the Vavuniya district on July 26, according to Sri Lanka Army reports.
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The troops killed six Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants during clashes in the Navathkulama and Navvi areas of the Vavuniya district on July 26, according to Sri Lanka Army reports.
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July - 27 
Early in the morning, two live bombs were recovered from a garbage can near a vegetable market in the Hatkshwar locality in Maninagar in Ahmedabad, where the first of the 17 blasts occurred on July 26-evening. Another live bomb was defused near a gat
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Early in the morning, two live bombs were recovered from a garbage can near a vegetable market in the Hatkshwar locality in Maninagar in Ahmedabad, where the first of the 17 blasts occurred on July 26-evening. Another live bomb was defused near a gate of a textile mill at Santhej on the Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar highway after midnight. One bomb was found and defused in Kalol, also an industrial town near Gandhinagar.
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July - 27 
Elsewhere in the State, a militant of the M. I. Khan faction of the Peoples’ United Liberation Front (PULF), identified as Juma Khan, surrendered before the Deputy Inspector-General of the Border Security Force, G. K. Sharma, in the Thoubal district
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Elsewhere in the State, a militant of the M. I. Khan faction of the Peoples’ United Liberation Front (PULF), identified as Juma Khan, surrendered before the Deputy Inspector-General of the Border Security Force, G. K. Sharma, in the Thoubal district on July 27, reports Telegarph.
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July - 27 
One Bodo People's Front party leader, Rimal Mushahary, was shot dead by unidentified militants at Sapkata under Gossaigaon police station in the Kokrajhar district on July 27-night, reports Assam Tribune.
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One Bodo People's Front party leader, Rimal Mushahary, was shot dead by unidentified militants at Sapkata under Gossaigaon police station in the Kokrajhar district on July 27-night, reports Assam Tribune.
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July - 27 
One National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadre, Vitoshe Sumi, and a civilian, Hunato Sumi, were abducted from Bor Lingri and later shot dead at Signal Angami by the rival National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM
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One National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadre, Vitoshe Sumi, and a civilian, Hunato Sumi, were abducted from Bor Lingri and later shot dead at Signal Angami by the rival National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants, according to Nagaland Post. Dimapur district police recovered their dead bodies on July 27-night.
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July - 27 
One NSCN-U cadre, Avikhe Chophy, was shot at and wounded by three unidentified militants in Dimapur on July 27-afternoon, according to Nagaland Post. Police recovered an empty case of .32 from the incident site.
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One NSCN-U cadre, Avikhe Chophy, was shot at and wounded by three unidentified militants in Dimapur on July 27-afternoon, according to Nagaland Post. Police recovered an empty case of .32 from the incident site.
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July - 27 
Police also neutralized a terrorist hideout in the Narole forest area of Poonch district on July 27 and recovered one revolver with six rounds, six AK magazines, one I Com set, one bayonet, eight hand grenades, four UBGL, 242 AK rounds and 36 Pika ro
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Police also neutralized a terrorist hideout in the Narole forest area of Poonch district on July 27 and recovered one revolver with six rounds, six AK magazines, one I Com set, one bayonet, eight hand grenades, four UBGL, 242 AK rounds and 36 Pika rounds. Separately, Police recovered one pistol with one magazine and 290 rounds, two grenades, eight detonators, 32 explosive rolls, two safety fuses and anti-personnel mines from Kenu Nadu in the Mandi area of the same district.
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July - 27 
Police in Surat, the second major commercial centre in Gujarat after Ahmedabad, seized two abandoned cars - one with live explosives and another with ammunition - from different parts of the city on July 27. The cars were left abandoned at Punamgaon
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Police in Surat, the second major commercial centre in Gujarat after Ahmedabad, seized two abandoned cars - one with live explosives and another with ammunition - from different parts of the city on July 27. The cars were left abandoned at Punamgaon and Randel in the Varacha Road locality. Police said gelatine sticks, timers, ammonium nitrate powder, tiffin boxes and other material were found in one abandoned car which the locals said was lying there for a couple of days. The materials were reportedly enough to manufacture about eight to 10 powerful crude bombs, the kind of devices believed to have been used in the serial blasts. The police also defused a huge bomb found in an abandoned bag near a hospital on the City Light Road.
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July - 27 
Security force (SF) personnel shot dead two suspected militants during an encounter near Hiyangthang oil pump under Wangoi police station in the Imphal West district on July 27-evening, according to Imphal Free Press . One AK56 rifle with one magazin
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Security force (SF) personnel shot dead two suspected militants during an encounter near Hiyangthang oil pump under Wangoi police station in the Imphal West district on July 27-evening, according to Imphal Free Press . One AK56 rifle with one magazine containing 18 live rounds and one vehicle were recovered from their possession.
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July - 27 
Security forces (SFs) killed a militant - Abdullah, ‘Battalion Commander’ of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in an encounter at village Gujarpati Surigam in the Kupwara district on July 27, Daily Excelsior reported. Abdullah was reportedly involved in kill
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Security forces (SFs) killed a militant - Abdullah, ‘Battalion Commander’ of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in an encounter at village Gujarpati Surigam in the Kupwara district on July 27, Daily Excelsior reported. Abdullah was reportedly involved in killing of two policemen in the Sogam area of Kupwara district in May 2008.
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July - 27 
Security forces (SFs) killed a militant - Abu Baker of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in an encounter at village Gujarpati Surigam in the Kupwara district on July 27, Daily Excelsior reported.
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Security forces (SFs) killed a militant - Abu Baker of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in an encounter at village Gujarpati Surigam in the Kupwara district on July 27, Daily Excelsior reported.
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July - 27 
SFs neutralized a terrorist hideout at Sangarwani forest in the Pulwama district on July 27 and recovered one UBGL launcher, seven AK magazines and 892 rounds.
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SFs neutralized a terrorist hideout at Sangarwani forest in the Pulwama district on July 27 and recovered one UBGL launcher, seven AK magazines and 892 rounds.
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July - 27 
The ‘Q’ branch of the Tamil Nadu Police on July 27 claimed to have neutralised a terrorist module with the arrest of a 39-year-old suspected fundamentalist who allegedly was part of a plot to cause bomb blasts on trains and in Chennai and Tirunelveli
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The ‘Q’ branch of the Tamil Nadu Police on July 27 claimed to have neutralised a terrorist module with the arrest of a 39-year-old suspected fundamentalist who allegedly was part of a plot to cause bomb blasts on trains and in Chennai and Tirunelveli. Sheikh Abdul Gafoor, employed in a shop in T. Nagar in Chennai, was arrested from a relative's house at Pettai in Tiruneveli and materials for making improvised explosive devices were seized from him, Times of India reported. "He has confessed to planning to blow up the Tirunelveli collectorate, and plant bombs on trains and in various parts of Chennai," a police officer said. All these were to be carried out on or before August 15. Police said the plot was allegedly hatched in Puzhal jail in Chennai and the kingpin was believed to be Pallavaram Ali Abdullah, a life convict. Abdullah was involved in eight cases, and had visited Pakistan in 1997 for training with the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). Abdullah, who is in jail since 2003, is a former member of the Jihad Committee and the Islamic Defence Force, both fundamentalist groups active in the last decade. Gafoor, police said, was an expelled member of the Towheed Jamaat, a political organisation dedicated to propagating Islamic religious precepts.
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July - 27 
The Ahmedabad Joint Police Commissioner Asish Bhatia said an activist of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), Abdul Halim, who was wanted in connection with the 2002 Gujarat riots, was arrested during the combing operation in the cit
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The Ahmedabad Joint Police Commissioner Asish Bhatia said an activist of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), Abdul Halim, who was wanted in connection with the 2002 Gujarat riots, was arrested during the combing operation in the city.
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July - 27 
The dead body of an engineer, Achinta Kalita, who was abducted by suspected militants from Namrup in the Dibrugarh district on July 23, was recovered from Disang River under Sonari police station on July 27, according to Sentinel.
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The dead body of an engineer, Achinta Kalita, who was abducted by suspected militants from Namrup in the Dibrugarh district on July 23, was recovered from Disang River under Sonari police station on July 27, according to Sentinel.
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July - 27 
The death toll in the serial blasts in Ahmedabad, capital of Gujarat, has risen to 46, reports The Hindu. As reported earlier, 40 persons were killed and more than 100 others injured in a series of 17 blasts on July 26.
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The death toll in the serial blasts in Ahmedabad, capital of Gujarat, has risen to 46, reports The Hindu. As reported earlier, 40 persons were killed and more than 100 others injured in a series of 17 blasts on July 26.
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July - 27 
The Government has decided to roll out its 'Mega City Policing' guidelines, according to Times of India. At a high-level meeting chaired by the Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil on July 27, it was decided to finalise the modalities of the plan at the
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The Government has decided to roll out its 'Mega City Policing' guidelines, according to Times of India. At a high-level meeting chaired by the Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil on July 27, it was decided to finalise the modalities of the plan at the earliest. Currently, the plan is being implemented with piecemeal allocation of funds to different cities for modernization. "Once the modalities are finalised, these seven cities will have a separate exclusive plan and budegetary allocation for policing. Besides improving the standard of day-to-day policing, the plan will also help these cities strengthen their intelligence gathering capabilities," an unnamed senior home ministry official said. The plan will be finalised keeping in mind specific characteristics of the seven cities. "The anonymity afforded by lifestyles of mega-cities and the ease with which illegal immigrants can mingle with the local population has to be plugged by taking appropriate steps to contain their potential for mischief and unlawful activities. This needs special plans for each big city that has been facing terror threats," the official added. After the plan is implemented in the seven mega cities, Jaipur, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Lucknow and Kanpur will also be brought within its ambit. The idea - which centres around exclusive city-specific policing plan with a separate budget - is aimed at providing helicopters, sophisticated gadgets and aerial surveillance equipment to police in seven big cities. The plan had a limited launch in 2005 and the identified cities - Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Delhi - were given some money to modernise their police forces. Five of these cities - Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Ahmedabad – have witnessed terrorist attacks in the past couple of years.
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July - 27 
The Hindu reports that at least five persons were injured in a bomb blast near a bus stand in Godda on July 27. It was a low-intensity blast, the police said.
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The Hindu reports that at least five persons were injured in a bomb blast near a bus stand in Godda on July 27. It was a low-intensity blast, the police said.
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July - 27 
The Karnataka Police on July 27 recovered seven kilograms of explosive material from Channapatna in the Ramanagaram district, a place where an explosion had occurred on July 24, reports The Hindu. The Director General and Inspector General of Police,
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The Karnataka Police on July 27 recovered seven kilograms of explosive material from Channapatna in the Ramanagaram district, a place where an explosion had occurred on July 24, reports The Hindu. The Director General and Inspector General of Police, R. Sri Kumar, who visited the blast sites in the capital Bangalore on July 27, said that the police were examining the explosive material recovered from Channapatna. The police have found that the explosives used in Bangalore and Channapatna were similar. The Bangalore Police, meanwhile, reportedly alerted the Kerala Police after a reporter of a local TV channel received a call from a person speaking in Hindi who warned that Kerala was the next target and bombs were likely to explode across the State (Kerala) after 7 pm (IST) on July 27.
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July - 27 
The National Socialist Council of Nagaland -Unification (NSCN-U) alleged that Sandeep was killed by five National Socialist Council of Nagaland –Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadres.
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The National Socialist Council of Nagaland -Unification (NSCN-U) alleged that Sandeep was killed by five National Socialist Council of Nagaland –Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadres.
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July - 27 
The pro-talks leader of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), Prabal Neog, while addressing a gathering at Gondhoiguri in the Tinsukia district on July 27 said that "a handful of leaders and cadres" cannot usher in peace in Assam.
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The pro-talks leader of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), Prabal Neog, while addressing a gathering at Gondhoiguri in the Tinsukia district on July 27 said that "a handful of leaders and cadres" cannot usher in peace in Assam.
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July - 27 
Troops shot dead one All Kamatapur Liberation Front cadre, Umananda Ray, at Tirimarighat in the Chirang district on July 27-night, reports Assam Tribune.
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Troops shot dead one All Kamatapur Liberation Front cadre, Umananda Ray, at Tirimarighat in the Chirang district on July 27-night, reports Assam Tribune.
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July - 27 
A bomb blast damaged the switch room of a cell-phone tower in the Bilitang area, a stronghold of the Taliban, on Rawalpindi Road in Kohat on late July 26-night, according to Dawn.
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A bomb blast damaged the switch room of a cell-phone tower in the Bilitang area, a stronghold of the Taliban, on Rawalpindi Road in Kohat on late July 26-night, according to Dawn.
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July - 27 
A boy was killed and seven persons were wounded in a bomb blast at a market in the Charbagh division of Swat district on July 27, The News reported. Four shops were completely destroyed while eight others were partially damaged in the blast.
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A boy was killed and seven persons were wounded in a bomb blast at a market in the Charbagh division of Swat district on July 27, The News reported. Four shops were completely destroyed while eight others were partially damaged in the blast.
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July - 27 
A minor boy, Rahmat Ali, was injured and two bridges destroyed when two bombs exploded in the Khareray and Seen Pora areas of the Matta division in Swat. The security forces later shelled suspected hideouts of militants in the Kharery area. However,
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A minor boy, Rahmat Ali, was injured and two bridges destroyed when two bombs exploded in the Khareray and Seen Pora areas of the Matta division in Swat. The security forces later shelled suspected hideouts of militants in the Kharery area. However, no casualty was reported.
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July - 27 
A top leader of the banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) was arrested from Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on July 27 for his alleged involvement in several acts of sectarian terrorism, Dawn reported. Shafiq-ur-Rehman was involved in suicide bombings on an
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A top leader of the banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) was arrested from Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on July 27 for his alleged involvement in several acts of sectarian terrorism, Dawn reported. Shafiq-ur-Rehman was involved in suicide bombings on an mosque in 2003 and on an Ashura procession in 2004. The two attacks left over 100 people dead and about 180 injured, Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Mohammad Akbar told a press conference. The CCPO said that Shafiq and his accomplice Usman Saifullah, who is still at large, had killed 12 police cadets in 2003. Besides, he said, the two were involved in the murders of Dr Saqlain Naqvi, Abdul Ghafoor Zargar and in the recent killing of some people of the Shia community. He said the Court for Suppression of Terrorist Activities had sentenced him to life imprisonment. Shafiq was arrested in 2003 during a raid in Mastung, but he and Usman Saifullah escaped from Anti-Terrorist Force’s cantonment area jail in January 2008.
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July - 27 
Hafiz Gul Bahadur was unanimously reappointed the Taliban chief in North Waziristan on July 27, Daily Times reported. A decision to this effect was made at a meeting of the local Taliban, which was held at Razmak, 75 kilometers south of Miranshah. Ov
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Hafiz Gul Bahadur was unanimously reappointed the Taliban chief in North Waziristan on July 27, Daily Times reported. A decision to this effect was made at a meeting of the local Taliban, which was held at Razmak, 75 kilometers south of Miranshah. Over 800 Taliban militants attended the meeting, which was presided over by Bahadur, who hails from the Ahmadzai Wazir tribe. He accused the Government and security agencies of creating rifts among various militant groups to weaken what he said ‘their movement against imperialist forces’, according to Dawn.
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July - 27 
Militants in the Swat valley have decided to release a compact diskette (CD) covering their activities against the law-enforcers and the alleged injustices committed by the security forces in the valley. "The CD is in the making and will take time,"
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Militants in the Swat valley have decided to release a compact diskette (CD) covering their activities against the law-enforcers and the alleged injustices committed by the security forces in the valley. "The CD is in the making and will take time," Swat Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan told The News.
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July - 27 
On July 27-morning, the Government reversed its decision to place the country’s external intelligence agency - the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) - under the administrative, financial and operational control of the Interior Division, Daily Times r
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On July 27-morning, the Government reversed its decision to place the country’s external intelligence agency - the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) - under the administrative, financial and operational control of the Interior Division, Daily Times reported. The Press Information Department issued a memorandum late on July 26-night stating that the ISI and the Intelligence Bureau (IB) have been placed under the Interior Division’s control. The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)-led Government, however, later ‘clarified’ the earlier notification, saying the ISI would continue to operate at the prime minister’s discretion. Under the new notification, the ISI will continue to perform its functions under the prime minister. It said: "The said notification only re-emphasises more co-ordination between the Ministry of Interior and the ISI in relation to the war on terror and internal security." However, the Government stood by its decision to place the IB under the Interior Division.
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July - 27 
The Swat-based militant chief Mullah Fazlullah on July 27 warned of a series of suicide bombings if the Government re-launched military operations against his supporters, Daily Times reported. Addressing a press conference in the Kabal division of Sw
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The Swat-based militant chief Mullah Fazlullah on July 27 warned of a series of suicide bombings if the Government re-launched military operations against his supporters, Daily Times reported. Addressing a press conference in the Kabal division of Swat district, the Taliban leader claimed that he had prepared a brigade of suicide bombers who would be unleashed in case of a military operation. He said the attacks on official installations were in reaction to the Government’s action against the Taliban and denied reports that the Taliban in Swat were using child bombers. Fazlullah alleged that the Pakistan Army was involved in anti-Islam activities, adding that these would not be tolerated.
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July - 27 
The Taliban have directed the traders living on both sides of the Pakistan-Afghanistan border to terminate cross-border trade, Daily Times reported on July 27. They said the Taliban distributed pamphlets among the traders living on both sides of the
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The Taliban have directed the traders living on both sides of the Pakistan-Afghanistan border to terminate cross-border trade, Daily Times reported on July 27. They said the Taliban distributed pamphlets among the traders living on both sides of the Durand Line, warning them of ending trade across the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. They said the pamphlets warned the traders of loss, if they continued to trade after the declaration.
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July - 27 
Two persons, including a minor boy, sustained injuries as a watchman of oil tankers and suspected Taliban militants traded heavy gunfire in the Sultankhel area of Landikotal division in the Khyber Agency on July 27, The News reported. Sources said th
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Two persons, including a minor boy, sustained injuries as a watchman of oil tankers and suspected Taliban militants traded heavy gunfire in the Sultankhel area of Landikotal division in the Khyber Agency on July 27, The News reported. Sources said the incident occurred when the militants entered a private parking lot to dynamite the empty oil tankers. On resistance by the watchman, Zamoor Afridi, militants opened fire on him which was retaliated by the family members of the watchman from nearby houses. Consequently, a 12-year old child of the watchman and an alleged Taliban militant, Mujeer, sustained injuries. Later, the injured militant was handed over to the political administration.
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July - 27 
Chief of the Red-Flag faction of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Red Flag), Tutul a.k.a. Dr Mizanur Rahman a.k.a. Rafikul Islam, was killed in an encounter between Police and extremists in Naogaon on July 27, Daily Star reported. According to
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Chief of the Red-Flag faction of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Red Flag), Tutul a.k.a. Dr Mizanur Rahman a.k.a. Rafikul Islam, was killed in an encounter between Police and extremists in Naogaon on July 27, Daily Star reported. According to the police sources, a team of 80 police personnel from Atrai, Raninagar and Sadar police stations cordoned off Kaligram Eidgah field at around 4:00 am (BST) after receiving a tip-off regarding a secret meeting of 50 to 60 armed extremists. Aminul Islam, Additional Superintendent of Police in Naogaon, said the militants subsequently opened fire on the police. The police also retaliated, but the militants managed to escape leaving behind one of their bullet-hit colleagues, who was later identified as Tutul. Police seized two locally made firearms, 17 bullets, 7 gun cartridges, a rifle magazine, two knives, two machetes and a few sharp weapons from the incident site. He was wanted in over 200 cases filed with different police stations in Rajshahi, Pabna, Sirajganj and a number of other northern districts. Earlier on July 26-night, hours before Dr Tutul was killed, his 80-year-old mother Novera Khatun through a press conference at Jhenidah Press Club had pleaded with the Government to save her son from "crossfire".
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July - 27 
In Natore district on July 27, Ansar Ali, an activist of an outlawed party and a suspect in the Bamihal police killing and arms looting case, was killed in a shootout between police and his accomplices at Kankian village. Earlier on July 24, police h
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In Natore district on July 27, Ansar Ali, an activist of an outlawed party and a suspect in the Bamihal police killing and arms looting case, was killed in a shootout between police and his accomplices at Kankian village. Earlier on July 24, police had arrested Ansar from the Bamihal area and following his confessional statement, police took him along to the scene to capture his accomplices and retrieve arms. A pipe gun, four bullets and a sharp weapon were retrieved from the incident site, the police said.
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July - 27 
The Sherpur District and Sessions Judge's Court on July 27 framed charges against seven militants of the outlawed Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in connection with the serial bomb blasts in the district town on August 17, 2005, reports Daily S
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The Sherpur District and Sessions Judge's Court on July 27 framed charges against seven militants of the outlawed Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in connection with the serial bomb blasts in the district town on August 17, 2005, reports Daily Star. They were identified as JMB Dhaka ‘divisional commander’ Salahuddin alias Salehi, Sherpur ‘district commander’ Mostafizur Rahman Nikkon alias Jahid, JMB Ehsar members Mujahidul Islam Sujon, his brother Nazmul Hasan Roman, Humayun Kabir, Rafiqul Islam and A Mannan alias Tara Mia. They were charged under Explosives Act 1908 and Special Powers Act 1974. Names of two top JMB leaders - Abdur Rahman and Bangla Bhai - were dropped as they were hanged earlier. The JMB militants had exploded bombs on the premises of the judge's court, DC office, and at New Market, new bus terminal and Nouhata simultaneously at about 11:05 am (BST) on August 17, 2005.
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July - 27 
Colombo Page reports that Sri Lanka defence officials said on July 27 that the LTTE had obtained "a large number of vehicles" belonging to the Norwegian Peoples Aid (NPA), an international non-governmental organization operating in the North. The veh
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Colombo Page reports that Sri Lanka defence officials said on July 27 that the LTTE had obtained "a large number of vehicles" belonging to the Norwegian Peoples Aid (NPA), an international non-governmental organization operating in the North. The vehicles, including few earth moving vehicles, trucks, jeeps, tractors, and motorbikes, were being used for bunker construction, transporting of LTTE leaders etc. NPA is one of Norway's largest non-governmental organisations, involved in more than 400 projects in 30 countries.
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July - 27 
Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse told Sunday Island that the LTTE is in disarray. He asserted that they (LTTE) are falling apart like a pack of cards and fleeing for safety leaving behind heavy guns and artillery as never seen before.
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Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse told Sunday Island that the LTTE is in disarray. He asserted that they (LTTE) are falling apart like a pack of cards and fleeing for safety leaving behind heavy guns and artillery as never seen before.
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July - 27 
Security forces (SFs) captured the Sugandan base, part of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’s (LTTE) One-Four base complex in the Mullaitivu jungle, on July 27-afternoon. "Facing a heavy attack by the Security Forces advancing towards the Northern
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Security forces (SFs) captured the Sugandan base, part of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’s (LTTE) One-Four base complex in the Mullaitivu jungle, on July 27-afternoon. "Facing a heavy attack by the Security Forces advancing towards the Northern front the LTTE had abandoned the Sugandan base and fled from the area before troops reached the area," military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara told Daily News. The Sugandan satellite base was a small base which was being used by the LTTE cadres for communications, he added.
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July - 27 
The SFs during search operations conducted in the areas of Pandiyankalli, Navathkulama, Neentavil, Pandiyankulam and Vavunikkulam in Vavuniya recovered five T-56 weapons, four T-56 magazines, 373 rounds of T-56 ammunition, 58 rounds of 12.7-mm ammuni
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The SFs during search operations conducted in the areas of Pandiyankalli, Navathkulama, Neentavil, Pandiyankulam and Vavunikkulam in Vavuniya recovered five T-56 weapons, four T-56 magazines, 373 rounds of T-56 ammunition, 58 rounds of 12.7-mm ammunition, 49 hand grenades, one Rocket Propeller Gun, one Multi Purpose Machine Gun link, one 9-mm pistol, 201 IEDs, one compass, two radio sets, fourteen detonators, one flack jacket, one helmet, one motorbike and 34 maps. The dead body of an LTTE militant was also found by the troops in the Vavunikkulam area.
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July - 27 
The Tamil Democratic National Alliance (TDNA) delegation led by the Tamil United Liberation Front Leader Veerasingham Anandasangaree told the visiting European Union delegation that the current military operations by the SFs in the Wanni have weakene
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The Tamil Democratic National Alliance (TDNA) delegation led by the Tamil United Liberation Front Leader Veerasingham Anandasangaree told the visiting European Union delegation that the current military operations by the SFs in the Wanni have weakened the LTTE terribly and reports from Kilinochchi indicate that the outfit is in complete disarray as they are unable to face the advancing troops, Sunday Observer reports. The TDNA confirmed that the SFs were gaining control in the LTTE’s last bastion Wanni and the outfit was heading towards its `Waterloo’, when the European Union Parliamentarians met the TDNA members in Colombo on Friday.
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July - 27 
Three more LTTE cadres were killed by the security forces in the Muhamalai and Kilaly areas of Jaffna district.
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Three more LTTE cadres were killed by the security forces in the Muhamalai and Kilaly areas of Jaffna district.
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July - 27 
Troops also recovered 15 anti-personnel mines (APMs) from the Dangeliyadda area of Batticaloa district. 1130 rounds of T-56 ammunition, 163 APMs, 185 APM fuses, ten 81-mm mortar rounds and one 120-mm mortar round were recovered from Kirimichchiya and
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Troops also recovered 15 anti-personnel mines (APMs) from the Dangeliyadda area of Batticaloa district. 1130 rounds of T-56 ammunition, 163 APMs, 185 APM fuses, ten 81-mm mortar rounds and one 120-mm mortar round were recovered from Kirimichchiya and Vakarai areas. A day earlier, troops recovered one T-56 assault rifle, two T-56 magazines and 60 T-56 rounds of ammunition. On the same day, the Special Task Force personnel recovered two hand grenades, 46 T-56 rounds of ammunition and two T-56 magazines from the Porativu area.
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July - 27 
Troops confronted several group of LTTE militants in the areas north of Kiriibbanwewa and north of Janakapura and killed three of them and injured 10 others. Five soldiers were injured in explosions of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and mortar f
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Troops confronted several group of LTTE militants in the areas north of Kiriibbanwewa and north of Janakapura and killed three of them and injured 10 others. Five soldiers were injured in explosions of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and mortar fire.
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July - 27 
Two soldiers were injured in an LTTE mortar fire attack in the Pallaimadu area of Mannar district.
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Two soldiers were injured in an LTTE mortar fire attack in the Pallaimadu area of Mannar district.
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July - 28 
A 30-year-old civilian, Mushtaq Ahmad Dar, succumbed to critical injuries at the SKIMS hospital in capital Srinagar on July 28. He was among 30 civilians who had sustained injuries in a grenade blast at the General Bus Stand in Batmaloo on July 24. O
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A 30-year-old civilian, Mushtaq Ahmad Dar, succumbed to critical injuries at the SKIMS hospital in capital Srinagar on July 28. He was among 30 civilians who had sustained injuries in a grenade blast at the General Bus Stand in Batmaloo on July 24. One woman and all four of her young children were killed in the explosion.
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July - 28 
A constable of the Senapati district police, Maibam Gunamani, who was abducted by militants on July 27-night, was rescued by the Thoubal district police from Phunal Maring hills under Kakching police station on July 28-evening, according to Sangai Ex
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A constable of the Senapati district police, Maibam Gunamani, who was abducted by militants on July 27-night, was rescued by the Thoubal district police from Phunal Maring hills under Kakching police station on July 28-evening, according to Sangai Express.
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July - 28 
A day after suspected People’s Liberation Army (PLA) cadres attacked the Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh’s convoy killing two security guards, on July 28 security forces unearthed a similar plot by an unidentified terrorist group to attack t
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A day after suspected People’s Liberation Army (PLA) cadres attacked the Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh’s convoy killing two security guards, on July 28 security forces unearthed a similar plot by an unidentified terrorist group to attack the cavalcade escorting the State Governor Arvind Dave. According to media reports, the plan to strike at the Governor’s convoy was unearthed when security forces intercepted a wireless message of the terrorists. According to the plot, the attack was to have been carried out at a spot between Kangvai and Kwakta during his return to Imphal, capital city of the State, from Churachandpur district. Following interception of the message, reinforcements were rushed to the area and security personnel were deployed all along the route.
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July - 28 
A Nepali man, Gokan Bahadur, was detained along with his sons from Bahalda town in Mayurbhanj district, over 350-km from State capital Bhubaneswar, after the news channel India TV revealed that it had got an SMS threat, District Superintendent of Pol
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A Nepali man, Gokan Bahadur, was detained along with his sons from Bahalda town in Mayurbhanj district, over 350-km from State capital Bhubaneswar, after the news channel India TV revealed that it had got an SMS threat, District Superintendent of Police Dayal Gangwar told IANS on July 28. Gokan had sent an SMS on July 27 warning that the Indian Mujahideen, which has claimed responsibility for the serial blasts in Ahmedabad on July 26, would trigger explosions in two places in the West Bengal capital, Gangwar added. Bahdur and his sons were held after police traced the SMS to their cell phone, he said. Bahadur has been living in Bahalda for several years and works in an electricity office. "We have detained them and are investigating whether they have any links to the series of blasts that rocked Ahmedabad and Bangalore," Gangwar said.
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July - 28 
At least one soldier was killed in a gun-battle on July 28 as Defence authorities claimed that Pakistani troops violated the November 2003 cease-fire between India and Pakistan with crossing over to the Indian side on the Line of Control (LoC). Defen
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At least one soldier was killed in a gun-battle on July 28 as Defence authorities claimed that Pakistani troops violated the November 2003 cease-fire between India and Pakistan with crossing over to the Indian side on the Line of Control (LoC). Defence spokesman, Colonel A. K. Mathur, told Daily Excelsior that the Indian Army noticed movement of a group of 10 to 12 Pakistani soldiers at Kayian Bal in Leepa Valley at 1530 hours (IST). According to him, Pakistani soldiers crossed the LoC and opened fire when they were challenged to halt. He said that one Indian soldier, identified as Mahesh, was killed. He said that the Indian troops retaliated and forced the Pakistani soldiers to retreat. "Fierce gunbattle is going on as troops from both sides are using light combat weapons", Col. Mathur said. He did not confirm wire service and television channel reports that four of the retreating Pakistani soldiers had been killed. Col Mathur said it was for the first time since the November 2003 truce that the Pakistani troops had violated the cease-fire.
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July - 28 
Elsewhere in the State, security forces arrested a militant, identified as Shamim Ahmad Gania, along with one pistol, a magazine, seven cartridges, one IED circuit, two explosive detonators and two kilograms of explosives at Chaderhama in the Baramul
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Elsewhere in the State, security forces arrested a militant, identified as Shamim Ahmad Gania, along with one pistol, a magazine, seven cartridges, one IED circuit, two explosive detonators and two kilograms of explosives at Chaderhama in the Baramulla district.
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July - 28 
Maoists killed a former village chief in Mainpur on the Chhattisgarh-Orissa border, accusing him of working as a police informer, The Hindu reported. "Former sarpanch Niram Singh Dhruv was forcefully taken away from his house by Maoists on Sunday and
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Maoists killed a former village chief in Mainpur on the Chhattisgarh-Orissa border, accusing him of working as a police informer, The Hindu reported. "Former sarpanch Niram Singh Dhruv was forcefully taken away from his house by Maoists on Sunday and tied to an electricity pole in village square at Amagaon, about 225 km from the State capital [Raipur], and was shot in the chest," Mainpur police station sources said. A Maoist commander Gopanna was reportedly arrested from Dhruv’s house on May 4, 2007 and the insurgents had subsequently accused Dhruv of informing the police about the commander’s presence. However, the Superintendent of Police in Raipur, Amit Kumar, said "But Dhruv was not our informer and Maoists wrongly killed him."
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July - 28 
One suspected Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) cadre was shot dead by Thoubal district police commandos during an encounter at Yairipok Kekru under Yairipok police station on July 28-evening, according to Sangai Express. One 9 -mm pistol, a magazine
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One suspected Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) cadre was shot dead by Thoubal district police commandos during an encounter at Yairipok Kekru under Yairipok police station on July 28-evening, according to Sangai Express. One 9 -mm pistol, a magazine and three live rounds were recovered from his possession.
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July - 28 
People’s Democratic Party leader survived a militant attack on his house, Tribune reported. Militants attacked the house of Mohammad Amran Shah, block president of the PDP at Dialgam in the Anantnag district, with automatic weapons. The guards posted
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People’s Democratic Party leader survived a militant attack on his house, Tribune reported. Militants attacked the house of Mohammad Amran Shah, block president of the PDP at Dialgam in the Anantnag district, with automatic weapons. The guards posted at the house returned the fire, making the militants escape.
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July - 28 
The Maoists have issued death warrants against police informers and those who try to sell and purchase land cultivated by tribals in the region in general and specifically between Pandratala and Mukundapur under Kolnora block in the Rayagada district
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The Maoists have issued death warrants against police informers and those who try to sell and purchase land cultivated by tribals in the region in general and specifically between Pandratala and Mukundapur under Kolnora block in the Rayagada district, The Hindu reported. While asking for recognizing the land captured by the tribals in the Praja movement of 2002 in the region, the Srikakulam divisional committee of the CPI- Maoist, through leaflets distributed in Narayanpatna and Bandhugaon blocks of Koraput district, has warned non-tribals against trying to take their possession. Further, while justifying the killing of Kondagiri Anant, the village chief of Rekhapadar in April 2008, the Maoists said in the leaflet that he was given warning not to harass common people by joining hands with the police. The Maoists also asked the police informers to come out in public and apologise for their links with the police or else face death sentence. They have also asked the police to release all the innocent people from their custody.
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July - 28 
Three Maoists were arrested from Wadsa Desaiganj in the Gadchiroli district on July 28-night, Times of India reported. The three, initially mistaken as burglars, had recently shifted from Nagpur where they worked at a hotel. Suresh alias Suron Bairag
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Three Maoists were arrested from Wadsa Desaiganj in the Gadchiroli district on July 28-night, Times of India reported. The three, initially mistaken as burglars, had recently shifted from Nagpur where they worked at a hotel. Suresh alias Suron Bairagi, charge sheeted towards the end of 2007 for his Maoist activities, was among the three arrested from a bus stand in Wadsa. Police seized some Maoist literature and pamphlets, apart from some explosive materials and nickel rods from his possession. The others were identified as Rajkumar Bihari and Sagar Thakur.
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July - 28 
Two bombs were hurled by militants at the residence of the Food and Civil Supplies Minister Y. Erabot at Khurai Ahongei on July 28-night, reports Imphal Free Press. While one bomb exploded causing damage to a vehicle and the residence, another bomb f
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Two bombs were hurled by militants at the residence of the Food and Civil Supplies Minister Y. Erabot at Khurai Ahongei on July 28-night, reports Imphal Free Press. While one bomb exploded causing damage to a vehicle and the residence, another bomb failed to explode.
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July - 28 
Two Naxalites, one belonging to the CPI-Maoist party and another to the Praja Prathighatana (Mohannana group), surrendered to the police in the presence of Superintendent of Police, V.C. Sajjanar, in Warangal on July 28, The Hindu reported. Jajjeri S
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Two Naxalites, one belonging to the CPI-Maoist party and another to the Praja Prathighatana (Mohannana group), surrendered to the police in the presence of Superintendent of Police, V.C. Sajjanar, in Warangal on July 28, The Hindu reported. Jajjeri Sammakka of Gangaram village went underground in 1994 and worked in various capacities. She was district committee member, National Park area of Chhattisgarh State and was involved in 12 crimes. The Praja Prathighatana district committee member, Bhukya Pratap alias Suryam belonging to Gurrampet village, was involved six crimes. He has been underground since 2004.
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July - 28 
A missile apparently fired from a Predator drone killed at least six persons on July 28 in a compound in South Waziristan near the Afghan border, Dawn reported. An unnamed security official said the strike might have killed a senior al Qaeda trainer
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A missile apparently fired from a Predator drone killed at least six persons on July 28 in a compound in South Waziristan near the Afghan border, Dawn reported. An unnamed security official said the strike might have killed a senior al Qaeda trainer known for his expertise in explosives and chemicals. The official put the death toll at 12. "Our report suggests that the missile strike might have killed Abu Khabab Al Misri, an Egyptian. But it remains unconfirmed," the official said. A resident of Wana said two missiles struck a seminary and an adjoining compound in the Zyara Leetha area of Azam Warsak early in the morning, killing six people and wounding a woman and her two children. A local militant commander, Maulvi Nazir, said the strike killed left seven persons, including the head of a seminary and students. However, military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said "There is a problem at the local level. We have not received a detailed report. No one has been able to reach there and get details of the information. Therefore, I cannot really make a comment". The 55-year-old Midhat Mursi As-Sayid Umar alias Abu Khabab was earlier reported to have been killed in a US missile strike in the Damadola area of Bajaur Agency in the FATA in Jan 2006. However, later reports showed that he was not among those killed. He was a trainer at an al Qaeda facility in Darunta near Jalalabad in Afghanistan in the late 1990s. A graduate in science from an Egyptian university, Abu Khabab was considered to be an expert in conventional explosives and some western media reports said he headed a project named Al Zabadi, or ‘curdled milk’, for making chemical and biological weapons. The US had offered a $5 million reward on information leading to his capture.
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July - 28 
In another incident in NWFP, a remote-controlled bomb blast damaged a police mobile van, killing a boy and injuring 12 policemen and a passer-by in the Kohat district on July 28. Police officials said the bomb was planted on a bicycle. The bomb appar
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In another incident in NWFP, a remote-controlled bomb blast damaged a police mobile van, killing a boy and injuring 12 policemen and a passer-by in the Kohat district on July 28. Police officials said the bomb was planted on a bicycle. The bomb apparently targeted the police van which was on its way to take prisoners to court for hearings, police spokesman Fazal Naeem told reporters. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
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July - 28 
Militants on July 28 executed a man in the Mohmand Agency of the FATA for allegedly spying for the United States, Daily Times reported. Locals found the body of 60-year old Ibrahim at Kundao in the Ambaar Sarlara division. They also found a note writ
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Militants on July 28 executed a man in the Mohmand Agency of the FATA for allegedly spying for the United States, Daily Times reported. Locals found the body of 60-year old Ibrahim at Kundao in the Ambaar Sarlara division. They also found a note written in Urdu and Pushto near the body, which read that the deceased was spying for America. Ibrahim was a resident of Ghabri in the Bajaur Agency. No group has claimed responsibility for the killing so far.
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July - 28 
Militants set off explosives and damaged the Government Boys Primary School in Bad Siah. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported.
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Militants set off explosives and damaged the Government Boys Primary School in Bad Siah. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported.
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July - 28 
The Afghan intelligence agency on July 28 accused the Inter-Services Intelligence, Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, of training thousands of militants to attack Indian road projects in Afghanistan, Dawn reported. "Pakistan’s ISI (agents) are
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The Afghan intelligence agency on July 28 accused the Inter-Services Intelligence, Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, of training thousands of militants to attack Indian road projects in Afghanistan, Dawn reported. "Pakistan’s ISI (agents) are determined to hamper the activities of Indian companies in various parts of Afghanistan," the National Directorate of Security said in a statement. "The spy agency have some 3,000 terrorists, most of them foreigners, under sabotage training to attack Indian construction projects inside Afghanistan," it said.
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July - 28 
The Government has declared eight districts of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) as "high security zones" with emphasis on beefing up security in these zones to avert any possible attack from the Taliban, The News reported. "We have received cr
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The Government has declared eight districts of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) as "high security zones" with emphasis on beefing up security in these zones to avert any possible attack from the Taliban, The News reported. "We have received credible reports that after pulling out of the peace accord, the local Taliban are planning to launch attacks in these districts," said a senior official on July 28. These eight districts are Peshawar, Mardan, Kohat, Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan, Nowshera, Abbottabad and Tank. The Interior Ministry has advised extra security and vigilance at all the entry and exit points of these cities.
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July - 28 
The Taliban in the Bajaur Agency of the FATA has split into two factions after infighting between two militant organisations in the Mohmand Agency led to the killing of eight members of one group on July 18, Daily Times reported. Pro-Baitullah Mehsud
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The Taliban in the Bajaur Agency of the FATA has split into two factions after infighting between two militant organisations in the Mohmand Agency led to the killing of eight members of one group on July 18, Daily Times reported. Pro-Baitullah Mehsud Taliban leader Umer Khalid killed eight members from the Shah Sahib militant group, including its chief and deputy chief, on July 18. "We, four commanders, are resigning from the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) over the killing of mujahideen in Mohmand Agency," Salar Masood, a spokesman for the four commanders, told Daily Times on July 28. "We will form our own group – Tehreek-e-Taliban Al Jihad – to continue jihad against the United States," Masood said on the phone from an undisclosed location in Bajaur. Maulvi Munir, Dr Abdul Wahab and Maulvi Abdul Hameed are the three other commanders who left the TTP. "Innocent mujahideen were killed in Mohmand. This is against shariah. Mujahideen do not kill innocent people," Masood said. He charged the Baitullah Mehsud-led TTP with "deviating" from the real cause of fighting the Americans inside Afghanistan. "We took up the matter with Baitullah Mehsud but he did not take our concern seriously," he claimed.
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July - 28 
The Taliban on July 28 took over a Pakistan Television booster in the Barang division of Bajaur Agency. Dawn News reported that the political administration of Bajaur Agency confirmed that a jirga (council) was negotiating with the Taliban to have th
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The Taliban on July 28 took over a Pakistan Television booster in the Barang division of Bajaur Agency. Dawn News reported that the political administration of Bajaur Agency confirmed that a jirga (council) was negotiating with the Taliban to have the compound vacated where the TV booster is located. Earlier, the Taliban had caused a partial damage to the same booster, and it was being repaired.
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July - 28 
The TTP in Swat will reconstruct all damaged girls’ schools at its own expenditure, spokesman Muslim Khan said on July 28, according to Daily Times. He claimed that the Taliban would reconstruct the burnt and bombed girls’ schools in Swat, but demand
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The TTP in Swat will reconstruct all damaged girls’ schools at its own expenditure, spokesman Muslim Khan said on July 28, according to Daily Times. He claimed that the Taliban would reconstruct the burnt and bombed girls’ schools in Swat, but demanded a trial of those involved in the killings of the Jamia Hafsa students. He said the TTP would resume peace talks with the NWFP Government only if it imposed the Shariah (Islamic law) immediately and put the peace agreement to practice. He said TTP was not against the administration of polio drops to children if their parents agreed to it and directed women not to come out of their houses without male relatives.
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July - 28 
Three officials of an intelligence agency were shot dead by the Taliban militants in Matta in the Swat district on July 28, The News reported. The slain men were identified as Sher Abbas Khattak, Malikdad and Riaz Ahmed. The three officials were en r
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Three officials of an intelligence agency were shot dead by the Taliban militants in Matta in the Swat district on July 28, The News reported. The slain men were identified as Sher Abbas Khattak, Malikdad and Riaz Ahmed. The three officials were en route to Mingora from Matta when the militants opened fire on them at Badshah Chinar in Matta, killing them on the spot. The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Swat chapter spokesman, Muslim Khan, claimed responsibility for the killings. He said, "The Taliban wanted to capture the officials alive, but the sleuths were killed while offering resistance."
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July - 28 
According to reports, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) personnel in the sixth division at Dasharathpur in Surkhet have been devoid of their salaries for 11 months. "As the Government has not released funds, we are managing livelihood by taking loan
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According to reports, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) personnel in the sixth division at Dasharathpur in Surkhet have been devoid of their salaries for 11 months. "As the Government has not released funds, we are managing livelihood by taking loan," division commander Tej Bahadur Oli alias Prateek said.
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July - 28 
The general secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified-Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML), Jhal Nath Khanal, has asked the CPN-Maoist to first apologise for what he termed as their 'betrayal' before their relations can be patched up. During a meeting
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The general secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified-Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML), Jhal Nath Khanal, has asked the CPN-Maoist to first apologise for what he termed as their 'betrayal' before their relations can be patched up. During a meeting between top leaders of the two parties on July 28, the CPN-UML leaders wanted the Maoist leaders to apologise for the betrayal. "We told them that we can move ahead only after they apologise first," Khanal said.
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July - 28 
The Himalayan Times reports that cadres of the CPN-UML-affiliated Youth Force ‘arrested’ and later handed over to the Police, one Tika Ram Poudel, proprietor of the Srijanachowk-based William Traders, for fleecing people by selling petroleum products
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The Himalayan Times reports that cadres of the CPN-UML-affiliated Youth Force ‘arrested’ and later handed over to the Police, one Tika Ram Poudel, proprietor of the Srijanachowk-based William Traders, for fleecing people by selling petroleum products at hefty prices. The Youth Force alleged that Poudel had been selling per litre of diesel and a litre of petrol for NR 120 and NR 200, respectively. "Eighteen containers of diesel, each having a capacity of 35 litre, were seized from the shop," Kaski chairman of Youth Force, Darshan Lama, said, adding, "We arrested Poudel after consumers informed us about this."
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July - 28 July - 30
A ‘regional commander’ of the outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP), identified as Tofazzal Hossain Tufan alias Shimul, was killed during a shootout between his associates and the police at Mohishshahi Chandpur village under Pangsha sub-distr
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A ‘regional commander’ of the outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP), identified as Tofazzal Hossain Tufan alias Shimul, was killed during a shootout between his associates and the police at Mohishshahi Chandpur village under Pangsha sub-district in the Rajbari district on July 30, reports Daily Star. Acting on a tip-off, police had arrested Tufan in Suryanagar area on July 28-night and subsequently took him to Suryanagar to recover firearms on July 30. When they a bridge at Mohishshahi Chandpur, Tufan's accomplices opened fire on the policemen who retaliated. In the ensuing encounter, Tufan was injured and reportedly died later. Five policemen were also injured in the incident. A revolver was also recovered from the incident site. Police said Tufan was wanted in a number of criminal cases.
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July - 28 
On July 28, the Satkhira Additional District and Sessions Judge's Court sentenced three cadres of the outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) to rigorous imprisonment (RI) for life for killing their rival, reported Daily Star. Those sentenced w
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On July 28, the Satkhira Additional District and Sessions Judge's Court sentenced three cadres of the outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) to rigorous imprisonment (RI) for life for killing their rival, reported Daily Star. Those sentenced were identified as Zahidul Islam and Syed Ferdous of Atarai village in the Tala sub-district and Sheikh Kabirul Islam of Kashimnagar village in the Paikgachha sub-district of Khulna district, court sources said, adding, Syed Ferdous is still absconding. The court also fined each of them Tk 20,000, in default, to suffer six months more RI. The convicts had abducted their rival Narim Ali Sardar of Atarai village in Tala following an internal conflict on March 18, 2003. Since then, Narim remained untraced. The victim's wife Sakhina Khatun filed a case with the Kaliganj Police Station after which the Police framed charges against the accused on January 19, 2004.
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July - 28 
Five soldiers engaged in clearing operations in the Pampeddi and Kurunchivillu areas of Mannar district were wounded in explosion of IEDs and APMs.
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Five soldiers engaged in clearing operations in the Pampeddi and Kurunchivillu areas of Mannar district were wounded in explosion of IEDs and APMs.
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July - 28 
Four LTTE militants were killed and 13 others sustained injuries when clashes erupted between the two sides in the Ranabapura, Kiriibbanwewa and Ethawatunuwewa areas. Two soldiers were killed in mortar fire by the LTTE while five others were wounded
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Four LTTE militants were killed and 13 others sustained injuries when clashes erupted between the two sides in the Ranabapura, Kiriibbanwewa and Ethawatunuwewa areas. Two soldiers were killed in mortar fire by the LTTE while five others were wounded in explosions of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and anti-personnel mines (APMs) in the area north of Kiriibbanwewa.
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July - 28 
Nine Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants and three soldiers were killed while more than 25 other militants and six soldiers were injured as clashes erupted between the two sides in the areas north of Janakapura, north of Kokkuthuduvai a
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Nine Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants and three soldiers were killed while more than 25 other militants and six soldiers were injured as clashes erupted between the two sides in the areas north of Janakapura, north of Kokkuthuduvai and north of Kiriibbanwewa in Vavuniya district on July 28, reports Sri Lanka Army.
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July - 28 
One soldier was killed during clashes with the LTTE militants in the Malawi area of Mullaitivu district.
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One soldier was killed during clashes with the LTTE militants in the Malawi area of Mullaitivu district.
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July - 28 
Seven LTTE militants were killed in three separate encounters with the troops in the areas north of Navvi, Parappukkal and Kattikulam in Vavuniya district. One soldier was injured in these clashes.
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Seven LTTE militants were killed in three separate encounters with the troops in the areas north of Navvi, Parappukkal and Kattikulam in Vavuniya district. One soldier was injured in these clashes.
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July - 28 
The troops attacked two LTTE bunkers in the area north of Kiriibbanwewa and killed five militants and injured seven others.
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The troops attacked two LTTE bunkers in the area north of Kiriibbanwewa and killed five militants and injured seven others.
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July - 28 
The troops neutralised two LTTE bunkers in the Palamoddai area killing two more cadres and injuring two others.
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The troops neutralised two LTTE bunkers in the Palamoddai area killing two more cadres and injuring two others.
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July - 29 
A bomb exploded at a by-lane leading to the Ng Mani College at Khurai Chairenthong on Jul 29. After the explosion, police detected an unexploded improvised explosive device planted near the explosion site.
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A bomb exploded at a by-lane leading to the Ng Mani College at Khurai Chairenthong on Jul 29. After the explosion, police detected an unexploded improvised explosive device planted near the explosion site.
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July - 29 
According to Daily Excelsior, Police neutralized a terrorist hideout of in the Mendhar area of Poonch district and recovered eight grenades, one radio set, 289 AK rounds, three UBGL grenades, five grenades, five IED disposal detonators and three firi
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According to Daily Excelsior, Police neutralized a terrorist hideout of in the Mendhar area of Poonch district and recovered eight grenades, one radio set, 289 AK rounds, three UBGL grenades, five grenades, five IED disposal detonators and three firing maps.
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July - 29 July - 30
According to PTI, for the fourth day on July 30, two more powerful live bombs were defused in Surat in Gujarat. While one live bomb was found near the Labheswar police post, about 200 metres away from where one live bomb was detected on July 29, anot
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According to PTI, for the fourth day on July 30, two more powerful live bombs were defused in Surat in Gujarat. While one live bomb was found near the Labheswar police post, about 200 metres away from where one live bomb was detected on July 29, another bomb was found near the Surat municipal corporation-operated swimming pool. It was found hanging from a mango tree. Both the bombs were found in the same labour-dominated Varachha Road area where 10 bombs were detected on July 29.
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July - 29 July - 30
Elsewhere in the State, the dead body of a person, Hangpulal Hengkhu, who was assaulted by the public in connection with child abduction in the Chandel district on July 29, was recovered near Chandel housing complex on July 30-morning.
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Elsewhere in the State, the dead body of a person, Hangpulal Hengkhu, who was assaulted by the public in connection with child abduction in the Chandel district on July 29, was recovered near Chandel housing complex on July 30-morning.
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July - 29 
Meghalaya Police arrested three persons, who were involved in cross-border arms smuggling, in the West Garo Hills district on July 29, reports Shillong Times. One self-loading rifle (SLR) and counterfeit currency notes worth INR 44,000 were recovered
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Meghalaya Police arrested three persons, who were involved in cross-border arms smuggling, in the West Garo Hills district on July 29, reports Shillong Times. One self-loading rifle (SLR) and counterfeit currency notes worth INR 44,000 were recovered from their possession.
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July - 29 
One non local, Suraj Ram, was shot at and injured by suspected militants at Khoyathong Pukhri Mapal on July 29-night, reports Imphal Free Press.
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One non local, Suraj Ram, was shot at and injured by suspected militants at Khoyathong Pukhri Mapal on July 29-night, reports Imphal Free Press.
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July - 29 
The Bandipora police neutralized a hideout of the militants in the Mulki Hama village and seized one UMG, one AK-47 rifle, five AK rifle magazines, 139 AK rifle cartridges, 25 pistol rounds, one UBGL thrower, one UBGL grenade and one pouch.
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The Bandipora police neutralized a hideout of the militants in the Mulki Hama village and seized one UMG, one AK-47 rifle, five AK rifle magazines, 139 AK rifle cartridges, 25 pistol rounds, one UBGL thrower, one UBGL grenade and one pouch.
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July - 29 
The Bharatpur Police on July 29 seized more than 162-kgs of explosives, which are used for mining, from Nagal village under Pahadi Police station and arrested three persons in this connection, according to Times of India. They were identified as Noor
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The Bharatpur Police on July 29 seized more than 162-kgs of explosives, which are used for mining, from Nagal village under Pahadi Police station and arrested three persons in this connection, according to Times of India. They were identified as Noor Mohammed, Dugga Meva and Dinesh Sharma. "The Pahadi police got a tip-off that explosives had been stored in huge quantity for mining in Nagal village. A team conducted the raid at the place from where three persons were arrested," said Bharatpur Superintendent of Police (SP) Rohit Mahajan. During the raid, more than 1,298 tubes, in which explosives are stored, were seized. "Each tube contained around 125 grams of gelatin. So, the team recovered about 162 kg of explosive," the SP added. Besides, the police team recovered 109 bundles of fuel wires and many detonators. Dinesh Sharma, who use to carry out illegal mining work in the area, is allegedly the mastermind.
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July - 29 
The death toll in the serial bomb blasts in Ahmedabad in Gujarat has risen to 53, Government officials said on July 29, Rediff reported. Four persons who were seriously wounded in the blasts on July 26, succumbed to injuries in different hospitals in
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The death toll in the serial bomb blasts in Ahmedabad in Gujarat has risen to 53, Government officials said on July 29, Rediff reported. Four persons who were seriously wounded in the blasts on July 26, succumbed to injuries in different hospitals in the last two days taking the toll to 53, they said.
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July - 29 
The Hindu reports that two suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants were arrested from Raghunathganj area in the Murshidabad district on July 29. Gelatine sticks, incriminating documents and a laptop were seized from them. While one of the two, who
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The Hindu reports that two suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants were arrested from Raghunathganj area in the Murshidabad district on July 29. Gelatine sticks, incriminating documents and a laptop were seized from them. While one of the two, who is a cloth merchant, is suspected to be a long time LeT operative and reportedly had liaised between its activists in Bangladesh and India, the other person was a teacher in a local school, an unnamed official of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) said in capital Kolkata. They were arrested following a tip-off by the CID, which came to know about their activities from a recently arrested LeT militant in Kashmir. The report added that duo were in touch with militants in Nepal and Bangladesh.
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July - 29 
The Surat Police on July 29 recovered and subsequently defused 18 live bombs, averting a major tragedy in the second largest commercial centre of Gujarat, The Hindu reports. The bombs were found almost one after another from day-break till evening. O
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The Surat Police on July 29 recovered and subsequently defused 18 live bombs, averting a major tragedy in the second largest commercial centre of Gujarat, The Hindu reports. The bombs were found almost one after another from day-break till evening. Of the 18 bombs, at least 10 were found in the labour-dominated Varacha Road and Katargam areas. While two of the bombs were found in front of the Labheswar police post and Sardarpura police stations, two others were planted in the diamond market adjacent to the Varacha Road, one in the Radhakrishna textile market and two on a fly-over. The bombs were not totally concealed and most of the bombs were "boat-shaped" and wrapped in coloured papers. They were kept at strategic points, including behind street hoardings or near garbage dumps. It was the third consecutive day live bombs and explosives were found in Surat. The bombs and the explosive-laden cars were recovered from Varacha Road or nearby areas in the city in the last two days.
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July - 29 
The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has business interests in a leading media house, the Transcom Media, in Bangladesh, according to Assam Tribune. Transcom Media is the publisher of the prestigious Bengali daily Prothom Alo, English daily The
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The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has business interests in a leading media house, the Transcom Media, in Bangladesh, according to Assam Tribune. Transcom Media is the publisher of the prestigious Bengali daily Prothom Alo, English daily The Daily Star, besides two periodicals. The report adds that the outfit‘s business interests were diverse – ranging from driving schools, nursing homes, hotels to garment export houses to deep-sea trawlers.
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July - 29 
Three hardcore Maoists, including two women cadres, were killed in an encounter that ensued after security force (SF) personnel raided the Tilaya forest area under Vishnugarh police station in the Hazaribagh district on July 29-night, Pioneer reporte
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Three hardcore Maoists, including two women cadres, were killed in an encounter that ensued after security force (SF) personnel raided the Tilaya forest area under Vishnugarh police station in the Hazaribagh district on July 29-night, Pioneer reported. The slain insurgents were identified as a ‘zonal commander’ Niranjan Da alias Chandru Manjhi and two women cadres Anita alias Vinita and Mamta. Hazaribagh district Superintendent of Police Praveen Kumar Singh said that some injured extremists managed to escape from the incident site. The SFs also recovered one self-loading rifle, two regular rifles (303) both looted from police, 150 rounds of ammunition which included live cartridges for 303 rifles, a large quantity of Maoist literatures, diaries containing the names and amount of levies realised, names of newly recruited members along with receipt books and one Motorola brand walkie-talkie and other materials from the spot. Approximately 100 Maoists had reportedly assembled at Tilaya forest area near Narki village to celebrate their ‘martyr week’ along with Niranjan Da and dozens of women cadres.
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July - 29 
Times of India reports that an email in broken English sent from
[email protected]
on July 29 said, "Indian Mujahideen will not stop even if our mission in Surat failed. There is still more to come. And if you think you can stop us, sorry, you w
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Times of India reports that an email in broken English sent from
[email protected]
on July 29 said, "Indian Mujahideen will not stop even if our mission in Surat failed. There is still more to come. And if you think you can stop us, sorry, you won't." Another email from
[email protected]
, which was received by some media organisations, said, "It doesn't matter we lost our raw materials in Surat. It was intentionally designed plan to show our strength." Besides Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the email went on to warn schools and colleges in Gujarat of attacks and specifically named some prominent educational institutions. Police sources, however, said that the tenor and language of the emails would lead one to believe that they were bogus.
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July - 29 
Times of India reports that central intelligence agencies and the Delhi Police arrested a Bangladeshi national, identified as Mohammad Hakim, from the New Delhi railway station on July 29-night. Hakim, who was reportedly carrying some explosive mater
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Times of India reports that central intelligence agencies and the Delhi Police arrested a Bangladeshi national, identified as Mohammad Hakim, from the New Delhi railway station on July 29-night. Hakim, who was reportedly carrying some explosive material, is believed to be part of the module linked to the recent terrorist attacks in Bangalore and Ahmedabad. ‘‘Hakim is being taken to Siliguri by a team of IB and special cell officers. They suspect that other members of the module could be hiding there. His interrogation has also thrown up vital facts about the low-intensity serial blasts reported in Mehrauli and Malviya Nagar recently,’’ said an unnamed senior police officer. Hakim has told the police that he was trained in bomb making by one Mohammad Ansari, who, too, is a Bangladeshi national. Ansari is also believed to have been trained in making low-intensity explosives in Bangladesh. ‘‘The agencies suspect that the module was active in West Bengal and used to sneak into Bangladesh. The disclosure of Hakim is important also from the point of view that the last terror e-mail about Surat bombs was sent from Kolkata,’’ said another officer who is part of the team.
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July - 29 
Two National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadres were killed while one from the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) and two civilians were injured in separate factional clashes in Dimapur on July 29, report
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Two National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadres were killed while one from the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) and two civilians were injured in separate factional clashes in Dimapur on July 29, reports Nagaland Post
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July - 29 July - 30
48 militants, including a commander, and five soldiers were killed and an unspecified number of people were injured as fierce clashes continued in the Swat Valley of the NWFP for the second consecutive day on July 30, The News reported. The fight
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48 militants, including a commander, and five soldiers were killed and an unspecified number of people were injured as fierce clashes continued in the Swat Valley of the NWFP for the second consecutive day on July 30, The News reported. The fighting erupted on July 29 after the militants attacked a security post in their stronghold in the Matta sub-division and took about 25 security force (SF) personnel hostage. After the overnight targeting of various militants’ positions, the SFs, backed by gunship helicopters, carried out an operation and shelled suspected militant positions in several parts of the valley, including Peuchar, Namal, Ronial, Sarbanda and Chuprial that left 48 persons dead and as many injured. The Taliban militants also claimed killing 25 SF personnel, but the claim could not be confirmed independently. A military spokesman said in the daylong clashes with the militants, one officer, a junior officer and three soldiers were killed. The two sides clashed in the Sijbanr area of Matta in which, according to the military spokesman, approximately 25 militants were killed. In the Sarbanda area of Matta, hundreds of militants attacked the troops and claimed killing 30 SF personnel. The claim was rejected by the military, which said that only two officers and three soldiers were killed in the attack. Further, SFs also killed 12 militants and injured several others when they attacked the militants, who had laid siege to the Matta police station. The militants targeted the Wenai check-post with rockets and one militant was killed when the troops retaliated. Backed by gunship helicopters, the SFs also attacked suspected positions of the militants in the mountainous area of Peuchar, killing ‘commander’ Maulvi Hussain Ali alias Tor Mulla and 10 others. The attack also left six militants, including commander Nisar, injured. In the Jura area of Matta, shelling by the Army gunship helicopters injured 13 people. In the Shangwatai area of Matta, two persons were killed as the peach orchard, they were working in, was targeted by military gunship helicopters. In addition, approximately 24 mortar shells landed in Nihag Darra area on the Swat-Dir border injuring two persons. The militants also blew up a Government hotel in Malam Jabba, which they had torched earlier, and an Army rest house in the Charbagh sub-division. They also blew up a Government girls’ school in Gulibagh and bridges in the Gurra, Ronial and other areas of Matta. The local military officials said curfew across the Swat Valley would remain in place till further notice. The militants also blocked roads in Kabal sub-division, Chota Kalam, Ningwalai and other mountainous areas with huge boulders and tree trunks suspending traffic on the Matta-Mingora road. Muslim Khan, spokesman for the local Taliban, told Associated Press that only five militants had been killed in the clashes and claimed that they had killed more than 30 soldiers. "The morale of our Taliban is high and security forces are retreating in several areas," he claimed. He said the militants were fighting in self-defence and blamed the Government for "not honouring" the May 2008 peace agreement. "If the Government doesn’t announce a formal end to this deal, neither will we," Khan said. Talks, for the moment, were out of question, he added.
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July - 29 
A main pipeline supplying gas to the Pir Koh plant from the Loti gas field was blown up on July 29, Dawn reported. The Baloch Republican Army has claimed responsibility for blowing up the pipeline.
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A main pipeline supplying gas to the Pir Koh plant from the Loti gas field was blown up on July 29, Dawn reported. The Baloch Republican Army has claimed responsibility for blowing up the pipeline.
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July - 29 
Eleven militants and two security force (SF) personnel, including a Pakistan Army captain, were killed during day-long clashes between the SFs and the Maulana Fazlullah-led militants in the Swat Valley of NWFP on July 29, The News reported. The milit
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Eleven militants and two security force (SF) personnel, including a Pakistan Army captain, were killed during day-long clashes between the SFs and the Maulana Fazlullah-led militants in the Swat Valley of NWFP on July 29, The News reported. The militants also abducted 25 SF personnel after taking over a security post in the Dewlai area which, the officials claimed, was recaptured later in the day. A total of 19 people, including six women, sustained injuries during the clashes. Sources said some 500 militants laid siege to the Dewlai police post and after SF surrendered they were subsequently driven away to an unknown location. An ISPR spokesman in a statement confirmed the abduction of 25 SF personnel. The militants briefly occupied the police post before being driven out by the troops that clamped a curfew after establishing their control over the town. The Tehrik-e-Taliban (TTP) spokesman in Swat, Muslim Khan, confirmed the kidnapping and said they would only be released after complete withdrawal of the SFs from Swat.
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July - 29 
Four rooms were completely destroyed when militants set ablaze a girls’ school in the Chamtalai area of Khwazakhela division in the early hours of July 29.
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Four rooms were completely destroyed when militants set ablaze a girls’ school in the Chamtalai area of Khwazakhela division in the early hours of July 29.
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July - 29 
Militants also attacked a patrolling police party in the Shakardarra area of Kabal and the vehicle of a non-government organization in the Ronyal area of Matta. However, no casualty was reported in these incidents.
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Militants also attacked a patrolling police party in the Shakardarra area of Kabal and the vehicle of a non-government organization in the Ronyal area of Matta. However, no casualty was reported in these incidents.
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July - 29 
Police defused two landmines in Dera Murad Jamali. In provincial capital Quetta, police recovered a grenade placed outside a beauty parlour in the Industrial Police Station jurisdiction.
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Police defused two landmines in Dera Murad Jamali. In provincial capital Quetta, police recovered a grenade placed outside a beauty parlour in the Industrial Police Station jurisdiction.
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July - 29 
Security forces also clashes with the Taliban militants in Akhun Killay of Kabal sub-division early on July 29. In the ensuing fighting between the two sides, a captain and a non-commissioned officer of the Army were killed while 10 persons sustained
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Security forces also clashes with the Taliban militants in Akhun Killay of Kabal sub-division early on July 29. In the ensuing fighting between the two sides, a captain and a non-commissioned officer of the Army were killed while 10 persons sustained injuries. There were also reports of nine militants being killed and several others injured in the encounter. However, none of the two sides confirmed the fatalities.
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July - 29 
Security forces have reportedly launched a renewed search operation in pursuit of the militants in different parts of the valley. A military spokesman said that six militants were arrested and two were killed in the operation. A large quantity of aut
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Security forces have reportedly launched a renewed search operation in pursuit of the militants in different parts of the valley. A military spokesman said that six militants were arrested and two were killed in the operation. A large quantity of automatic weapons and ammunition was also recovered. He added that the arrested militants were believed to be close associates of Fazlullah.
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July - 29 
Security forces on July 29 arrested 10 militants after an exchange of fire in parts of the Dera Bugti district, according to Daily Times.
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Security forces on July 29 arrested 10 militants after an exchange of fire in parts of the Dera Bugti district, according to Daily Times.
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July - 29 
Security forces on July 29 targeted Taliban positions after militants seized a Pakistan Television booster in the Bajaur Agency, Daily Times reported. Bajaur Scouts troops used artillery to bomb a hilltop in the Koi Sar area where armed Taliban milit
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Security forces on July 29 targeted Taliban positions after militants seized a Pakistan Television booster in the Bajaur Agency, Daily Times reported. Bajaur Scouts troops used artillery to bomb a hilltop in the Koi Sar area where armed Taliban militants had taken control of the booster. The Taliban withdrew after the artillery shelling, the authorities said. Armed militants had taken control of the booster in Bajaur on July 28.
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July - 29 
Senior leaders of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Bajaur Agency on July 29 denied any differences in the Taliban ranks, and said they had no disagreement with TTP chief Baitullah Mehsud and Maulana Faqeer Muhammad. Addressing a press conferenc
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Senior leaders of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Bajaur Agency on July 29 denied any differences in the Taliban ranks, and said they had no disagreement with TTP chief Baitullah Mehsud and Maulana Faqeer Muhammad. Addressing a press conference, the four senior TTP leaders in Bajaur Agency –Abdul Wahab, Maulvi Abdul Hameed, Commander Hamza and Maulvi Muhammad Munir – said they had no differences with the TTP chief or other leaders and strongly condemned media reports about differences between them. On July 28, media had reported resignations of the four Taliban leaders and differences in the Taliban ranks in Bajaur over infighting between two militant organisations in the adjacent Mohmand Agency, which had killed eight members of one group. "We are part of the TTP. We neither have differences with the TTP nor resigned from it," the leaders said, adding that they had full confidence in the leadership of Mehsud and Faqir Muhammad. The TTP leaders claimed that they would continue ‘jihad’ against the US and the policies of President Musharraf and will take revenge for killing of tribesmen in US attacks.
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July - 29 
Suspected insurgents killed a traffic policeman and injured another in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on July 29, Daily Times reported. Though no group has claimed responsibility for the attack, the incident is reportedly part of the ongoing series
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Suspected insurgents killed a traffic policeman and injured another in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on July 29, Daily Times reported. Though no group has claimed responsibility for the attack, the incident is reportedly part of the ongoing series of target killings of policemen by the Baloch nationalists. So far, around fifty personnel from the police and other security agencies have been killed in such attacks in Balochistan.
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July - 29 
The SFs continued shelling suspected militant hideouts in the Kabal and Matta subdivisions. A mortar shell hit a house in Akhun Killay of Kabal, killing a two-year-old girl, Asma and injuring eight people, including six women of the same family. Furt
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The SFs continued shelling suspected militant hideouts in the Kabal and Matta subdivisions. A mortar shell hit a house in Akhun Killay of Kabal, killing a two-year-old girl, Asma and injuring eight people, including six women of the same family. Further, a mortar shell fell on another house that injured two persons. In addition, bodies of two persons, allegedly shot dead, were recovered from the Akhun Killay. Several houses and a mosque were also partially damaged in Ronial, Chapparial and Sar Banda as SFs targeted the hideouts of suspected militants in these areas. A person identified as Syed Haleem was killed and five others were injured in the shelling.
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July - 29 
Unidentified militants opened fire with automatic weapons at a check-post in Ghori Sangsila in the Dera Bugti district. In addition, police seized a huge cache of explosives from a house in Dera Murad Jamali. A deputy superintendent of police told AP
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Unidentified militants opened fire with automatic weapons at a check-post in Ghori Sangsila in the Dera Bugti district. In addition, police seized a huge cache of explosives from a house in Dera Murad Jamali. A deputy superintendent of police told APP that a police party raided a house and seized more than 100 kilograms of explosives and instruments used for manufacturing remote-control bombs.
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July - 29 
Kantipuronline reports that cadres of the Young Communist League (YCL) on July 29 allegedly attacked and injured a petrol station proprietor with iron rods and khukuri (sharp edged knives) at Birtamode in the Jhapa district. Approximately 30 YCL cadr
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Kantipuronline reports that cadres of the Young Communist League (YCL) on July 29 allegedly attacked and injured a petrol station proprietor with iron rods and khukuri (sharp edged knives) at Birtamode in the Jhapa district. Approximately 30 YCL cadres surrounded the Navin Traders and attacked Niraj Giri accusing him of bullying the YCL cadres. Giri's father Krishna Kumar, who tried to stop the indiscriminate assault, also sustained minor injuries. According to the petrol pump workers, the YCL cadres also looted NR 125,000 from the counter. However, the district YCL unit, issuing an immediate press statement, said that Giri had attacked them when they had gone there for interrogation over an attack by Giri on their district secretary Pushpa Bhandari and accused Giri of keeping gangsters and terrorizing locals with weapons.
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July - 29 
Police on July 29 arrested two activists of the Jwala Singh faction of the Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM-J) in connection with a murder case, The Himalayan Times reports. Area No. 2 in-charge of the JTMM-J, Balaram Kurmi alias Chaudhary Singh
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Police on July 29 arrested two activists of the Jwala Singh faction of the Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM-J) in connection with a murder case, The Himalayan Times reports. Area No. 2 in-charge of the JTMM-J, Balaram Kurmi alias Chaudhary Singh and Binod Gadariya alias Abjoon Khan of Naurigaudi in Betahani-3, were arrested from Kamdi village, according to Banke Superintendent of Ghanashyam Bhatta. Bhatta said Singh was involved in the murder of Land Reform Office Banke's Kharidar Purna Prasad Dhakal and Muktihar Darji of CPN-Maoist on April 13. Police also seized one revolver and four rounds of bullets from Singh. Likewise, the Police arrested Gadariya along with a homemade pistol and three rounds of bullets. In a crackdown on the armed outfit, police have arrested 13 activists of the JTMM-J, including its district secretary Halchal, in Banke district so far. Bhatta said three JTMM-J cadres - Bhagat Singh, Pappu Yadav and Ashok Barma - were on the wanted list. He claimed that criminal activity has decreased after the crackdown on JTMM-J began.
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July - 29 
President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav on July 29-night called on the CPN-Maoist to form the Government, reported Nepal News. He urged the Maoists – as the single largest party in the Constituent Assembly (CA) – to form the Government by forging a political u
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President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav on July 29-night called on the CPN-Maoist to form the Government, reported Nepal News. He urged the Maoists – as the single largest party in the Constituent Assembly (CA) – to form the Government by forging a political understanding within seven days. A statement issued from the Office of the President states that he has issued the call as per the Article 38 (1) of the interim constitution.
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July - 29 
The CPN-Maoist chairman Prachanda has said a new Government will be in place "in the next few days." Speaking to reporters after a meeting with the CPN-UML leaders on July 29, the Maoist chairman said his party was close to reaching an agreement with
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The CPN-Maoist chairman Prachanda has said a new Government will be in place "in the next few days." Speaking to reporters after a meeting with the CPN-UML leaders on July 29, the Maoist chairman said his party was close to reaching an agreement with the CPN-UML on Government formation. Likewise, the CPN-UML general secretary, Jhala Nath Khanal, said the two parties were currently analysing the causes that led to the failure of past agreements between them.
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July - 29 
The CPN-Maoist is preparing to present their proposal on the formation of a new Government at the meeting with 24 parties on July 29 (today), Nepal News reported. "We are taking the initiative as most of the parties have urged us to lead the new Gove
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The CPN-Maoist is preparing to present their proposal on the formation of a new Government at the meeting with 24 parties on July 29 (today), Nepal News reported. "We are taking the initiative as most of the parties have urged us to lead the new Government," said Maoist spokesperson Krishna Bahadur Mahara.
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July - 29 
The Nepali Congress (NC) central member, Dr Shekhar Koirala, said the party would not join a CPN-Maoist-led Government, as the party's central working committee had decided to help the Maoist-led Government from outside the Government, The Himalayan
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The Nepali Congress (NC) central member, Dr Shekhar Koirala, said the party would not join a CPN-Maoist-led Government, as the party's central working committee had decided to help the Maoist-led Government from outside the Government, The Himalayan Times reports. "NC will help the Maoists in the same way it had helped the Government led by CPN-UML in 1994," he said, adding that the party would play a constructive role in the constitution-making process." However, he opined that "Even if the NC stays out of the government, the CPN-Maoist should form the Government on consensus basis."
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July - 29 
The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has business interests in a leading media house, the Transcom Media, in Bangladesh, according to Assam Tribune. Transcom Media is the publisher of the prestigious Bengali daily Prothom Alo, English daily The
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The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has business interests in a leading media house, the Transcom Media, in Bangladesh, according to Assam Tribune. Transcom Media is the publisher of the prestigious Bengali daily Prothom Alo, English daily The Daily Star, besides two periodicals. The report adds that the outfit‘s business interests were diverse – ranging from driving schools, nursing homes, hotels to garment export houses to deep-sea trawlers.
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July - 29 
12 LTTE militants were killed and five others injured by the security forces (SFs) during clashes at Adampan Kulam and Iluppakadaweli in the Mannar district. One soldier was injured in these clashes.
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12 LTTE militants were killed and five others injured by the security forces (SFs) during clashes at Adampan Kulam and Iluppakadaweli in the Mannar district. One soldier was injured in these clashes.
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July - 29 
Daily News reports that, in the wake of the intensified military operations and Government forces’ taking control of virtually the entire Mannar district, over a hundred thousand people have evacuated their homes and moved to the heartland of LTTE-co
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Daily News reports that, in the wake of the intensified military operations and Government forces’ taking control of virtually the entire Mannar district, over a hundred thousand people have evacuated their homes and moved to the heartland of LTTE-controlled Kilinochchi district as displaced refugees, said Tamil media and education ministry sources, adding that about 55 schools in the Wanni region have been closed to accommodate the families. People in Mannar-Kilinochchi and Mannar-Mullaitivu borders are also evacuating their homes and moving as displaced refuges, the sources added. 35 schools in the Mannar Madhu zone and 20 schools in both the Mullaitivu and Kilinochchi districts have been closed.
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July - 29 
On July 29, LTTE cadres hiding in the Pooneryn area of Jaffna district opened artillery fire on the SF’s at the Muhamalai FDL (Forward Defence Lines), injuring two soldiers.
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On July 29, LTTE cadres hiding in the Pooneryn area of Jaffna district opened artillery fire on the SF’s at the Muhamalai FDL (Forward Defence Lines), injuring two soldiers.
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July - 29 
The LTTE militants operating in the Thunukkai and Kavilan areas of Mullaitivu district opened mortar fire towards the troops in the north of Thunukkai and killed two soldiers while injuring three others on July 29. In the retaliatory fire, the SFs ki
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The LTTE militants operating in the Thunukkai and Kavilan areas of Mullaitivu district opened mortar fire towards the troops in the north of Thunukkai and killed two soldiers while injuring three others on July 29. In the retaliatory fire, the SFs killed eight militants.
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July - 29 
The SFs captured the Mundampiddy area taking control of a section of the Vellankulam-Thunukkai road. This is for the first time since the early 1990’s the SFs have captured a section of the road.
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The SFs captured the Mundampiddy area taking control of a section of the Vellankulam-Thunukkai road. This is for the first time since the early 1990’s the SFs have captured a section of the road.
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July - 29 
The troops also clashed with militants in the Navathkulama, Vilakkavettikulam, Kuttimulei and north of Navvi areas in the Vavuniya district and killed nine of them and injured four others. While two soldiers were injured in LTTE mortar fire, one sold
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The troops also clashed with militants in the Navathkulama, Vilakkavettikulam, Kuttimulei and north of Navvi areas in the Vavuniya district and killed nine of them and injured four others. While two soldiers were injured in LTTE mortar fire, one soldier sustained injury in an IED explosion.
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July - 30 
A local regional language television channel claimed to have received a letter sent in the name of "Harkat-ul-Jehad" explaining the "reasons" behind the bomb blasts in different parts of the country. As aired by the television channel, the letter was
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A local regional language television channel claimed to have received a letter sent in the name of "Harkat-ul-Jehad" explaining the "reasons" behind the bomb blasts in different parts of the country. As aired by the television channel, the letter was written in Hindi and it carried the stamp of the Shah Alam post office in the city. It declared that its "mission" in Gujarat had been "successful and completed" but warned that it would come back to the State if "our threats are not taken seriously." It claimed that the Harkat was a "Hindu organisation" and was causing bomb blasts in different parts of the country only to "avenge" the killing of Muslims in the Gujarat riots and would continue to take the revenge by attacking other cities and towns in the country. It said the "real terrorists" were Chief Minster Narendra Modi, Bharatiya Janta Party leader L.K. Advani, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) international general secretary Pravin Togadia, spiritual leader Asaram Bapu, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the Bajrang Dal and the VHP. It also claimed that after the Jaipur blasts, the Harkat had informed the Gomtipur police about the Ahmedabad blasts. "It is not our fault that the Gomtipur police did not take us seriously," it added.
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July - 30 
A post on the Indian side was again attacked by Pakistani troops from across the border in Nowgam sector in the Kupwara district on July 30, Daily Excelsior reported. "Yes, there has again been a violation of the cease-fire by the Pakistani troops,"
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A post on the Indian side was again attacked by Pakistani troops from across the border in Nowgam sector in the Kupwara district on July 30, Daily Excelsior reported. "Yes, there has again been a violation of the cease-fire by the Pakistani troops," a Defence Ministry spokesman said. He said Pakistani troops again opened indiscriminate fire from across the border in the same Nowgam sector where the two Armies exchanged fire for about 12 hours before the flag meeting on July 29. The spokesman said there had been no report of any casualty in the fresh firing but added that more details were being collected about the attack from the forward post. Official sources said Indian troops also retaliated and the intermittent firing was going on when reports last came in. The damage suffered by the Pakistani troops was not immediately known, they said.
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July - 30 
According to New Indian Express, a former Naxalite of the Janashakti group and founder of the CPI (ML) Jana Vimukthi, J. Linga Swamy, was killed in an encounter with police near Jillella village of Karimnagar district on July 30. According to police
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According to New Indian Express, a former Naxalite of the Janashakti group and founder of the CPI (ML) Jana Vimukthi, J. Linga Swamy, was killed in an encounter with police near Jillella village of Karimnagar district on July 30. According to police sources, Linga Swamy and his accomplice had opened fire on the police team which was combing the area for Naxalites and was killed in the retaliatory fire. He was reportedly involved in three murder cases and several other extortion cases in the Karimnagar, Warangal, Adilabad and Nizamabad districts.
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